CVE-2009-3295 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MIT Kerberos KDC daemon via a null pointer dereference in cross-realm referral handling, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3295?
CVE-2009-3295 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 29 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The prep_reprocess_req function in kdc/do_tgs_req.c in the cross-realm referral implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a ticket request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3295?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3295?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-3295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3295, GHSA-m68p-v7vm-cp2m.