FKIE_CVE-2011-1529

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-10-20 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txtVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:160
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:160
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mit kerberos_5 1.8
mit kerberos_5 1.8.1
mit kerberos_5 1.8.2
mit kerberos_5 1.8.3
mit kerberos_5 1.8.4
mit kerberos_5 1.9
mit kerberos_5 1.9.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:29:33.770",
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