CVE-2011-0285

Description

From CVE.org

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of krb5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score510N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Access ComplexityLowLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactNoneCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactPartialCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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