CVE-2011-0285
N/A
Published: April 15, 2011 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKerberos 5
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 21%
Description
The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9 frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request that triggers an error condition.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843
References (18)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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