GSD-2011-0281

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The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \n sequence.
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CVE-2011-0281
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2020-01-21T15:46Z",
      "publishedDate": "2011-02-10T18:00Z"
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