Improper Input Validation Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-KRB5-528227
- published 20 Oct 2011
- disclosed 20 Oct 2011
Introduced: 20 Oct 2011
CVE-2011-1527 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
krb5
to version 1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5
package and not the krb5
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
The kdb_ldap plugin in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a kinit operation with incorrect string case for the realm, related to the is_principal_in_realm, krb5_set_error_message, krb5_ldap_get_principal, and process_as_req functions.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1527
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txt
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629558
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.html