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CVE-2011-0285

Published: 14 April 2011

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
krb5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Not vulnerable
(code not present)
hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
karmic
Released (1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.13)
lucid
Released (1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.9)
maverick
Released (1.8.1+dfsg-5ubuntu0.7)