CVE-2011-0281

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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2010-December/016800.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43260 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43273 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43275 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:024
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0199.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46265
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65324
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2010-December/016800.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43260 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43273 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43275 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:024
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0199.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46265
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65324
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2011-02-10 18:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2011-0281

Mitre link : CVE-2011-0281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0281


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Products Affected

mit

  • kerberos_5
  • kerberos
CWE
CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues