CVE-2014-5352
krb5: gss_process_context_token() incorrectly frees context (MITKRB5-SA-2015-001)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · February 3, 2015
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos libgssapi_krb5 library processed valid context deletion tokens. An attacker able to make an application using the GSS-API library (libgssapi) call the gss_process_context_token() function could use this flaw to crash that application.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-416 · Use After Free