CVE-2011-1529

krb5: KDC denial of service vulnerabilities (MITKRB5-SA-2011-006)

Published Oct 20, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2379-1 krb5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1530 The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1233-1 Kerberos Vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 20, 2011, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM