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CVE-2011-0285
Published: Apr 15, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9 frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request that triggers an error condition.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20110413 MITKRB5-SA-2011-004 kadmind invalid pointer free() [CVE-2011-0285]
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2011:0447
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
47310
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
44181
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1025320
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
openSUSE-SU-2011:0348
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
44125
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
44196
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2011-0997
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
71789
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
ADV-2011-0936
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
MDVSA-2011:077
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
ADV-2011-0986
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
8200
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
FEDORA-2011-5333
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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