CVE-2010-1321

Medium

Description

The kg_accept_krb5 function in krb5/accept_sec_context.c in the GSS-API library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.7.1 and 1.8 before 1.8.2, as used in kadmind and other applications, does not properly check for invalid GSS-API tokens, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AP-REQ message in which the authenticator's checksum field is missing.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMit Kerberos
PublishedMay 19, 2010
First seenMay 19, 2010

How to fix

Update
  • mit kerberos_51.8.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mit kerberos_5v ≤ 1.7.1, 1.8 ≤ v < 1.8.21.8.2
debian debian_linux5.0, 6.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04—
oracle database_serverNo range specified—
opensuse opensuse11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3—
suse linux_enterprise_server10, 11—
fedoraproject fedora11, 12, 13—

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