CVE-2011-0285

N/A Unknown
Published: April 15, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/71789
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44125
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44181
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44196
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517484/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47310
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025320
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0936
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0986
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0997
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/71789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517484/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47310
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.9%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

mit

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