CVE-2012-1014

krb5: KDC daemon crash via de-reference of an uninitialized pointer

Published Aug 6, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The process_as_req function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AS-REQ request.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2518-1 krb5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1052 The process_as_req function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AS-REQ request.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1520-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:45 PM
Reserved
Feb 7, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 6, 2012, 4:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 31, 2012, 12:00 AM