CVE-2011-0282 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.6.x through 1.9 when configured with an LDAP backend. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a crafted principal name, leading to a NULL pointer dereference or buffer over-read, causing the KDC daemon to crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5-1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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