CVE-2012-1013 Affecting krb5-devel package, versions <0:1.9-33.el6_3.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.01% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KRB5DEVEL-2466430
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Jun 2012

Introduced: 7 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-1013  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 krb5-devel to version 0:1.9-33.el6_3.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1131.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-devel package and not the krb5-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The check_1_6_dummy function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x, 1.9.x, and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a KRB5_KDB_DISALLOW_ALL_TIX create request that lacks a password.

CVSS Scores

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