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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1062-1 | Kerberos vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:07.754Z
Reserved: 2011-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-0281
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-02-10T18:00:55.237
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-0281
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Ubuntu USN