CVE-2010-4022

krb5: kpropd unexpected termination on invalid input (MITKRB5-SA-2011-001)

Published Feb 10, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The do_standalone function in the MIT krb5 KDC database propagation daemon (kpropd) in Kerberos 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9, when running in standalone mode, does not properly handle when a worker child process "exits abnormally," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listening process termination, no new connections, and lack of updates in slave KVC) via unspecified vectors.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3998 The do_standalone function in the MIT krb5 KDC database propagation daemon (kpropd) in Kerberos 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9, when running in standalone mode, does not properly handle when a worker child process "exits abnormally," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listening process termination, no new connections, and lack of updates in slave KVC) via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1062-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 10, 2011, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:24 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 8, 2011, 12:00 AM