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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-1321

The kg_accept_krb5 function in krb5/accept_sec_context.c in the GSS-API library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.7.1 and 1.8 before 1.8.2, as used in kadmind and other applications, does not properly check for invalid GSS-API tokens, which allows…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 6.88%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The kg_accept_krb5 function in krb5/accept_sec_context.c in the GSS-API library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.7.1 and 1.8 before 1.8.2, as used in kadmind and other applications, does not properly check for invalid GSS-API tokens, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AP-REQ message in which the authenticator's checksum field is missing.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
6.88% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
mit/kerberos 5 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · oracle/database server · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise server · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.