CVE-2012-1016
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
05/03/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.4 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55040
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/krb5-1.10/
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/db64ca25d661a47b996b4e2645998b5d7f0eb52c
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55040
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/krb5-1.10/
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/db64ca25d661a47b996b4e2645998b5d7f0eb52c