4.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2013-1418

Published: 18/11/2013 Updated: 02/02/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The setup_server_realm function in main.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) prior to 1.10.7, when multiple realms are configured, allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request.

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Debian Bug report logs - #728845 krb5: CVE-2013-1418: multi-realm KDC null dereference leads to crash Package: krb5; Maintainer for krb5 is Sam Hartman <hartmans@debianorg>; Reported by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debianorg> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:33:01 UTC Severity: important Tags: fixed-upstream, patch, secu ...
Several security issues were fixed in Kerberos ...
It was found that if a KDC served multiple realms, certain requests could cause the setup_server_realm() function to dereference a NULL pointer A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash the KDC using a specially crafted request (CVE-2013-1418, CVE-2013-6800) A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the MIT Kerberos SPNEG ...