CVE-2012-1016

MIT Kerberos 5 < 1.10.4 - Denial of Service via PKINIT Draft 9 Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55040
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/krb5-1.10/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7527

Scores

EPSS 0.0064
EPSS Percentile 70.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
mit/kerberos_5 < 1.10.4
Published Mar 05, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026