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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.10.4 (excluding)