NULL pointer dereference in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2012-1016

 

NULL pointer dereference in Kerberos 5 - CVE-2012-1016

Published: March 5, 2013 / Updated: May 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43039
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1016
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MIT
Affected software:
Kerberos 5

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted Draft 9 request.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-1016

Install update from vendor's website.

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