Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-1529
CVE-2011-1529
Description
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.8-1.8.4, 1.9-1.9.1
Patches
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References
6- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-006.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1379.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659251nvdUS Government Resource
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
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