Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-4343
CVE-2014-4343
Description
Double free vulnerability in the init_ctx_reselect function in the SPNEGO initiator in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via network traffic that appears to come from an intended acceptor, but specifies a security mechanism different from the one proposed by the initiator.
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Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.10.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 1.10.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2
Patches
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References
18- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f18ddf5d82de0ab7591a36e465bc24225776940fnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.htmlnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-53.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3000nvdThird Party Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0345.htmlnvd
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nas_advisory1.ascnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136360.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/59102nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60082nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60448nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61052nvd
- support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15553.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/109390nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69159nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030706nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95211nvd
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