Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-0283
The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed request packet that does not trigger a response packet.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-0283
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0283
92.71%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-0283
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2011-0283
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46272
MIT Kerberos KDC Request NULL Pointer Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330
Webmail | OVH- OVHVendor Advisory
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http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037
Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073
KDC denial of service attacks - CXSecurity.com
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