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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-36054High confidence

lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer

n/a · n/a

6.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-806742 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-806742: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300 before V2.4
11 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2)
  • SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2)
  • SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2)
  • SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2)
  • SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3)
  • SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)
Summary
lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote authenticated user can trigger a kadmind crash. This occurs because _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec does not validate the relationship between n_key_data and the key_data array count.
Remediation
Update to V2.4 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

Select the national-authority views to include. The exact source language is shown on each matched advisory. Your choice is remembered on this device and encoded in the shareable URL.

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-40036

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote authenticated user can trigger a kadmind crash. This occurs because _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec does not validate the relationship between n_key_data and the key_data array count.

What

lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote authenticated user can trigger a kadmind crash. This occurs because _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec does not validate the relationship between n_key_data and the key_data array count.

Why

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.20.2 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 frees an uninitialized pointer. A remote authenticated user can trigger a kadmind crash. This occurs because _xdr_kadm5_principal_ent_rec does not validate the relationship between n_key_data and the key_data array count.

Why

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Access of Uninitialized Pointer → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-824 ↗

CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkDenial of serviceCWE-824
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1307Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Containers: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh Containers ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand erzuegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder weitere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-1973MIT Kerberos: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in MIT Kerberos ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ERecord?id=CVE-2023-28484 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29383 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29469 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29491 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29491 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2975 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3006 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31082 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31082 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31085 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31085 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3446 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36632 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39615 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39615 Référence CVE CVE-2023-40217 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40217 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4039 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4039 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4387 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

cord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34474 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34474 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34475 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34475 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34967 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34968 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34969 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3576 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3576 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35945 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3618 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3618 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36632 Référence CVE CVE-2023-37769 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37769 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38037 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38037 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38039 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38039 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38469 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38470 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0864Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu

CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22114 Référence CVE CVE-2023-24329 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24329 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2650 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2650 Référence CVE CVE-2023-26604 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26604 Référence CVE CVE-2023-27043 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27043 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29383 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29383 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2953 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2953 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2975 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3446 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39323 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39323 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39325 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39325 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39326 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39326 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39804 Référence CVE CVE-2023-4016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4016 Référence CVE CVE-2023-40217 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

rd?id=CVE-2023-3138 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31437 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31437 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31438 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31438 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31439 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31439 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31484 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31484 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31486 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31486 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34055 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34055 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34969 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35116 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35116 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36632 Référence CVE CVE-2023-37769 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37769 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39017 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39325 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39325 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39615 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39615 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3978 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0297Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper

Record?id=CVE-2023-2650 Référence CVE CVE-2023-27043 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27043 Référence CVE CVE-2023-28366 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28366 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29491 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29491 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32681 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32731 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32731 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32732 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32732 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3446 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3592 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38408 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38408 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3978 Référence CVE CVE-2023-39975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39975 Référence CVE CVE-2023-40217 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40217 Référence CVE CVE-2023-41913 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41913 Référence CVE CVE-2023-43804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0119Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

d?id=CVE-2023-34872 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34969 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35001 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35788 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35788 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35789 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35789 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35823 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35823 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35824 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35824 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35828 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35828 Référence CVE CVE-2023-35945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35945 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3611 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3611 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36617 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36617 Référence CVE CVE-2023-36664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36664 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3776 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3776 Référence CVE CVE-2023-37920 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37920 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38039 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38039 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817 Référence CVE CVE-2023-38199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-20

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2); SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2); SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2); SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2); SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3); SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3); SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3); SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3); SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3); SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3); SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3)
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Update to V2.4 or later version
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 7 Aug 2023 · Last source change 11 Oct 2024, 13:57 UTC · CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-40036
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-40036↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2023-36054 · cve.blacktree.nl