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HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2022-3116

The Heimdal Software Kerberos 5 implementation is vulnerable to a null pointer dereferance. An attacker with network access to an application that depends on the vulnerable code path can cause the app...

Vulnerability Description

The Heimdal Software Kerberos 5 implementation is vulnerable to a null pointer dereferance. An attacker with network access to an application that depends on the vulnerable code path can cause the application to crash.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Heimdal ProjectHeimdal<= 7.7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-3116?

CVE-2022-3116 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). The Heimdal Software Kerberos 5 implementation is vulnerable to a null pointer dereferance. An attacker with network access to an application that depends on the vulnerable code path can cause the app...

How severe is CVE-2022-3116?

CVE-2022-3116 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-3116?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Heimdal Project Heimdal.