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TI-2014-03553 Aliases CVE-2014-4345GHSA-j7xf-33rr-9jmv

Off-by-one error in the krb5_encode_krbsecretkey function in…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Off-by-one error in the krb5_encode_krbsecretkey function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.11.x before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of "cpw -keepold" commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08085 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.6Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:0439 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    krb5 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 Moderate
    krb5 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-2014:1255 Released 2014-09-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-devel-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-devel-1.6.1-80.el5_11.i386 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-libs-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-libs-1.6.1-80.el5_11.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-devel-1.6.1-80.el5_11, krb5-devel-1.6.1-80.el5_11.i386 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:1255
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-2014:1255
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-2014:1255
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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4345
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7xf-33rr-9jmv

References

Advisory 10

Other 10

  • TI-2024-17421 Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-29130 NULL pointer dereference in moos-ivp Kerberos 5 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00929 The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-00268 The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00245 Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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