CVE-2011-0285
EPSS 54.0%Published: 4/15/2011Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0285
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/krb5from 0, < 1.9.1+dfsg-1