MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 33CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) by injecting invalid tokens into a GSSAPI application session.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07138 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 22
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.12.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2015:0439 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Moderatekrb5 security, bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) krb5-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-libs-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-pkinit-1.12.2-14.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-server-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-server-ldap-1.12.2-14.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) krb5-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-libs-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-pkinit-1.12.2-14.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-server-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-server-ldap-1.12.2-14.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) krb5-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-devel-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-devel-1.12.2-14.el7.ppc +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) krb5-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-devel-1.12.2-14.el7, krb5-libs-1.12.2-14.el7 +4
- RHSA-2014:1389 Released 2014-10-13 · Red Hat rating Moderatekrb5 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-libs-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-pkinit-openssl-1.10.3-33.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) krb5-devel-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-server-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-server-ldap-1.10.3-33.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-libs-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-pkinit-openssl-1.10.3-33.el6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) krb5-devel-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-server-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-server-ldap-1.10.3-33.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-devel-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-devel-1.10.3-33.el6.ppc +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-devel-1.10.3-33.el6, krb5-libs-1.10.3-33.el6 +4
- RHSA-2014:1245 Released 2014-09-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatekrb5 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-devel-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-devel-1.6.1-78.el5.i386 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-libs-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-libs-1.6.1-78.el5.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-devel-1.6.1-78.el5, krb5-devel-1.6.1-78.el5.i386 +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1245 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1245 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1245 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0439 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4341
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq5g-rggx-4f8p
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-4341 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4341 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qq5g-rggx-4f8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-4341 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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