CVE-2011-1529

no score yetEPSS 4.0%

mit kerberos 5: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.

EPSS: 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2011-10-20
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mit:kerberos_5

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.html
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:159
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:160

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