CVE-2012-1012: mit kerberos_5
CVSS: 5.5v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1012
Published 07-06-2012Last modified 17-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1012 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in mit kerberos_5. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 07-06-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict access to (1) SET_STRING and (2) GET_STRINGS operations, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to modify or read string attributes by leveraging the global list privilege.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 1.22% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.21%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.10.1+dfsg-1
Mit1 product
- kerberos_51.10 | 1.10.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
5 links- src.mit.edu/fisheye/changelog/krb5/?cs=25704X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796438X Refsource CONFIRM
- krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7093X Refsource CONFIRM
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10/X Refsource CONFIRM
