CVE-2011-1529
N/A
Published: October 20, 2011 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKerberos 5
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:160
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.html
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txtThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:160Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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