CVE-2021-37750

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-37750  

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.3 has a NULL pointer dereference in kdc/do_tgs_req.c via a FAST inner body that lacks a server field.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.3 has a NULL pointer dereference in kdc/do_tgs_req.c via a FAST inner body that lacks a server field.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1996834: CVE-2021-37750 krb5: NULL pointer dereference in process_tgs_req() in kdc/do_tgs_req.c via a FAST inner body that lacks a server field
  • CWE-20->CWE-476: Improper Input Validation leads to NULL Pointer Dereference
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-37750