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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1015

CVE-2012-1015

Description

The kdc_handle_protected_negotiation function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 attempts to calculate a checksum before verifying that the key type is appropriate for a checksum, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer free, heap memory corruption, and daemon crash) via a crafted AS-REQ request.

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Affected products

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  • Mit/Kerberos 512 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >= 1.8.0, < 1.9.5 for 1.9.x; >= 1.10.0, < 1.10.3 for 1.10.x

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