Description
The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.
Published: 2011-10-20
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2379-1 krb5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1530 The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1233-1 Kerberos Vulnerabilities
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Mit Kerberos 5
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.834Z

Reserved: 2011-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1529

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-10-20T21:55:00.980

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1529

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1529 - Bugzilla

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