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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-0281

CVE-2011-0281

Description

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.

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Affected products

13
  • Mit/Kerberos 511 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=1.6, <=1.9
  • Mit/Kerberos
    cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • osv-coords
    pkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
    Range: < 1.15-1.1

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