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CVE-2011-0285 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621726 CVE, MITRE
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=6899 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058181.html CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/71789 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/44125 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/44181 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/44196 CVE, MITRE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8200 CVE, MITRE
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-004.txt CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:077 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0447.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517484/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47310 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025320 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0936 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0986 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0997 CVE, MITRE
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086843 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0285
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2011
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE