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
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.