Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5

CVE-2012-1012

server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict access to (1) SET_STRING and (2) GET_STRINGS operations, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to modify or read string attributes by leveraging the global list privilege.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1012?
CVE-2012-1012 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-06-07.
Is CVE-2012-1012 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.