CVE-2011-0285
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-0285 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-04-15 00:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9 frees an invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request that triggers an error condition. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| RT/krbdev.mit.edu: Ticket #6899 kadmind frees invalid pointer [MITKRB5-SA-2011-004 CVE-2011-0285] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | krbdev.mit.edu | |
| web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | web.mit.edu | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: krb5-1.9-7.fc15 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Red Hat update for krb5 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Kerberos kadmind Can Be Crashed By a Remote Users Conducting an NMAP Scan - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:077 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| MIT Kerberos kadmind Change Password Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| SUSE update for krb5 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | hermes.opensuse.org | |
| osvdb.org/71789 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| #621726 - krb5-admin-server: kadmind dies after nmap -sV - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| Kerberos kadmind Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CXSecurity - IDS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.