CVE-2011-0281

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…

published February 10, 2011

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04202 · 90.9th percentile
Published
2011-02-10T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 FEB 17:00Z
    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…
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