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CVE-2011-1530 (GCVE-0-2011-1530)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-12-08 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:28
VLAI
Summary
The process_tgs_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.9 through 1.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS request that triggers an error other than the KRB5_KDB_NOENTRY error.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/47124 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50929 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-17… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026374 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520756/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2011-12-06 00:00
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      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "(krb5kdc): NULL pointer dereference in the TGS handling (MITKRB5-SA-2011-007)",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2011/cve-2011-1530.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-23T00:55:16Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2011-1530",
      "id": "CVE-2011-1530",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:53:35Z",
      "product_status:recommended": "228",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2011-1530",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2011-1530.json",
      "version": "17"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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