CVE-2026-56968
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-23 17:17:09.883000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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