CVE-2011-0285

MIT Kerberos 5 1.7-1.9 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Password Change Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-0285. PoCs published by Felipe Ortega.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes CVE-2021-0285, a remote code execution vulnerability in MIT Kerberos kadmind, but does not contain actual exploit code. It includes a reference to a BID and a basic nmap command for version scanning.

Description

The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9 frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request that triggers an error condition.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Felipe Ortega · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35606

The provided text describes CVE-2021-0285, a remote code execution vulnerability in MIT Kerberos kadmind, but does not contain actual exploit code. It includes a reference to a BID and a basic nmap command for version scanning.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: MIT Kerberos 5 1.7 and later
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable kadmind service
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517484/100/0/threaded
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47310
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44181
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025320
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44125
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44196
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0997
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/71789
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0936
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0986
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726

Scores

EPSS 0.1794
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (7)
mit/kerberos_5 1.7
mit/kerberos_5 1.7.1
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 1.9
Published Apr 15, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026