CVE-2014-4343 describes a double free vulnerability in the SPNEGO initiator within MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.10.x through 1.12.x before 1.12.2, also affecting Debian and Red Hat. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by manipulating network traffic to specify a different security mechanism. With a CVSS score of 7.6, it is considered highly severe due to its network attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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