Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5
CVE-2012-1014
The process_as_req function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AS-REQ request.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2012-001.txt (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2518 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1014?
- CVE-2012-1014 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5. Published 2012-08-06.
- Is CVE-2012-1014 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.