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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-37371
Kerberos 5 Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.21.3, an attacker can cause invalid memory reads during GSS message token handling by sending message tokens with invalid length fields.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-37371 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-37371 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Mit kerberos_5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-37371.

URL Resource
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef Patch
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0009/
https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Dockerfile Roff Java

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 7, 2024, 8:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Python HTML

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 26, 2024, 4:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 26 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-37371 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • tripwire.com
VERT Threat Alert: August 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s August 2024 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1119 as soon as coverage is completed.CVE ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 13, 2024 (4 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-37371 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/55fbf435edbe2e92dd8101669b1ce7144bc96fef
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0009/
    Added Reference https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:H
    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-Other
    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 cause invalid memory reads during GSS message token handling by sending message tokens with invalid length fields.
    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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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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