Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-25567GSS-NTLMSSP vulnerable to out-of-bounds read when decoding target information

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in gss-ntlmssp from gssapi. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

GSS-NTLMSSP, a mechglue plugin for the GSSAPI library that implements NTLM authentication, has an out-of-bounds read when decoding target information prior to version 1.2.0. The length of the `av_pair` is not checked properly for two of the elements which can trigger an out-of-bound read. The out-of-bounds read can be triggered via the main `gss_accept_sec_context` entry point and could cause a denial-of-service if the memory is unmapped. The issue is fixed in version 1.2.0.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8gssntlmssp1.2.0-1.el8_8ALSA-2023:3097
Debian:12gss-ntlmssp1.2.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25567
Debian:13gss-ntlmssp1.2.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25567
Debian:14gss-ntlmssp1.2.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25567

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
gssapi gss-ntlmssp < 1.2.0

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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