Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1014
CVE-2012-1014
Description
The process_as_req function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AS-REQ request.
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4cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.10.3
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