CVE-2011-0281

N/A Unknown
Published: February 10, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \n sequence.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2010-December/016800.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43260
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43273
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43275
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:024
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0199.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46265
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2010-December/016800.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0199.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.2%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

mit

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