CVE-2012-1016

Medium

Description

The pkinit_server_return_padata function in plugins/preauth/pkinit/pkinit_srv.c in the PKINIT implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.4 attempts to find an agility KDF identifier in inappropriate circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted Draft 9 request.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMit Kerberos
PublishedMar 5, 2013
First seenMar 5, 2013

How to fix

Update
  • mit kerberos_51.10.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mit kerberos_5v < 1.10.41.10.4

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