CVE-2012-1015
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 6, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 7, 2012
Description
The kdc_handle_protected_negotiation function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 attempts to calculate a checksum before verifying that the key type is appropriate for a checksum, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer free, heap memory corruption, and daemon crash) via a crafted AS-REQ request.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2012-001.txt
- RHSA-2012:1131vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0967vendor-advisory
- DSA-2518vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2012:120vendor-advisory
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