Short Name |
APP:KERBEROS:XREALM-KDC-DOS |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
MIT Kerberos Cross-Realm Referrals KDC Denial of Service |
Release Date |
2014/02/18 |
Update Number |
2346 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against MIT Kerberos. The vulnerability is due to a NULL pointer dereference within the process_tgs_req function. A successful attack can allow a remote authenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service condition on the targeted application.
do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.11 before 1.11.4, when a single-component realm name is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a TGS-REQ request that triggers an attempted cross-realm referral for a host-based service principal.