Description
GSS-NTLMSSP is a mechglue plugin for the GSSAPI library that implements NTLM authentication. Prior to version 1.2.0, memory corruption can be triggered when decoding UTF16 strings. The variable `outlen` was not initialized and could cause writing a zero to an arbitrary place in memory if `ntlm_str_convert()` were to fail, which would leave `outlen` uninitialized. This can lead to a denial of service if the write hits unmapped memory or randomly corrupts a byte in the application memory space. This vulnerability can trigger an out-of-bounds write, leading to memory corruption. This vulnerability can be triggered via the main `gss_accept_sec_context` entry point. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.0.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/security/advisories/GHSA-r85x-q5px-9xfq
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/commit/c753000eb31835c0664e528fbc99378ae0cbe950
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/releases/tag/v1.2.0
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
gss-ntlmssp_project/gss-ntlmssp
< 1.2.0
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026