Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package krb5  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-KRB5-10078740
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed20 Oct 2011
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Oct 2011

CVE-2011-1529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

This was deemed not a vulnerability.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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.

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