CVE-2012-1014 describes a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) versions 1.10.x prior to 1.10.3. A flaw in the process_as_req function allows remote attackers to crash the Key Distribution Center (KDC) daemon via a malformed AS-REQ request, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability, with potential for confidentiality and integrity compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
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