CVE-2011-0282 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Kerberos KDC daemon via a crafted principal name when using an LDAP backend, 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-2011-0282?
CVE-2011-0282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 10 Feb 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 (NULL pointer dereference or buffer over-read, and daemon crash) via a crafted principal name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0282?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mit Kerberos, Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0282?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-0282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0282, GHSA-9889-rr58-7c63.