CVE-2012-1016

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/db64ca25d661a47b996b4e2645998b5d7f0eb52c	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7527	Vendor Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/krb5-1.10/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55040	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2013-03-04 20:54

Updated : 2021-02-02 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2012-1016

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1016

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

mit

kerberos_5

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