CVE-2011-0284: mit kerberos_5 Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-0284 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in mit kerberos_5. EPSS estimates a 8.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-03-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the prepare_error_as function in do_as_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9, when the PKINIT feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an e_data field containing typed data.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
8.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 8.27% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat8 products
- krb5< 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.6
- krb5-debuginfo< 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.6
- krb5-devel< 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.6
- krb5-libs< 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.6
- krb5-pkinit-openssl< 0:1.8.2-3.el6_0.6
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.8.3+dfsg-6
Mit1 product
- kerberos_51.7 | 1.7.1 | 1.8 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3 | 1.9
3 vendors · 10 products
References
31 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056579.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-003.txtX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryARTICLE
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056413.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056573.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA