msrc_cve-2021-44758
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2022-12-02 00:00
Modified
2024-10-15 00:00
Summary
Heimdal before 7.7.1 allows attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference in a SPNEGO acceptor via a preferred_mech_type of GSS_C_NO_OID and a nonzero initial_response value to send_accept.

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