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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2024-37370

High
7.5/10

Summary

In MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) prior to version 1.21.3, an attacker can manipulate the plaintext Extra Count field within a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token. This manipulation can cause the unwrapped token to appear truncated in the application.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published