Description
Double free vulnerability in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7.x and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a request associated with (1) renewal or (2) validation.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Joel Johnson · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33855
References (15)
Core 15
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-940-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510843/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39784
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-004.txt
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=577490
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1192
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023904
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39599
Scores
EPSS
0.2207
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (4)
mit/kerberos_5
1.7
mit/kerberos_5
1.7.1
mit/kerberos_5
1.8
mit/kerberos_5
1.8.1
Published
Apr 22, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026