7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-37370
Krb5 GSS Wrapping Token Extra Count Field Manipulation Vulnerability
Description

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field of a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 27, 2024, 5:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-37370 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mit kerberos_5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef Patch
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-37370 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ No Types Assigned https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.21.3
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field of a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application.
    Added Reference MITRE https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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