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CVE-2023-25565: GSS-NTLMSSP vulnerable to incorrect free when decoding target information

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-590

Description

GSS-NTLMSSP is a mechglue plugin for the GSSAPI library that implements NTLM authentication. Prior to version 1.2.0, an incorrect free when decoding target information can trigger a denial of service. The error condition incorrectly assumes the `cb` and `sh` buffers contain a copy of the data that needs to be freed. However, that is not the case. This vulnerability can be triggered via the main `gss_accept_sec_context` entry point. This will likely trigger an assertion failure in `free`, causing a denial-of-service. This issue is fixed in version 1.2.0.

Affected products

• gssapi gss-ntlmssp: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gssapi gss-ntlmssp 1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/commit/c16100f60907a2de92bcb676f303b81facee0f64
• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/releases/tag/v1.2.0
• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/security/advisories/GHSA-7q7f-wqcg-mvfg
• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/commit/c16100f60907a2de92bcb676f303b81facee0f64
• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/releases/tag/v1.2.0
• https://github.com/gssapi/gss-ntlmssp/security/advisories/GHSA-7q7f-wqcg-mvfg

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