CVE-2011-0285
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 15, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2011
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- 20110413 MITKRB5-SA-2011-004 kadmind invalid pointer free() [CVE-2011-0285]mailing-list
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
- RHSA-2011:0447vendor-advisory
- 47310vdb-entry
- 44181third-party-advisory
- 1025320vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2011:0348vendor-advisory
- 44125third-party-advisory
- 44196third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0997vdb-entry
- 71789vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0936vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:077vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0986vdb-entry
- 8200third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-5333vendor-advisory
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726
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