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CVE-2011-0285

CVE information

Published

12 years ago

Last Modified

4 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
10/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -