CVE-2011-0283 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MIT Kerberos KDC daemon by sending a malformed request packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0283?
CVE-2011-0283 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) 1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed request packet that does not trigger a response packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-0283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g47g-hw4g-7x2c.