CVE-2026-56968 (GCVE-0-2026-56968)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-23 16:18 – Updated: 2026-06-23 17:31
VLAI
Summary
GNU SASL before 2.2.4 lacks sanitization of a short challenge in _gsasl_ntlm_client_step in the NTLM client, which could result in memory disclosure via a crafted server.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-839 - Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check
Assigner
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