← Database

CVE-2010-1321

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2010-05-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The kg_accept_krb5 function in krb5/accept_sec_context.c in the GSS-API library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.7.1 and 1.8 before 1.8.2, as used in kadmind and other applications, does not properly check for invalid GSS-API tokens, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an AP-REQ message in which the authenticator's checksum field is missing.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxFedoraproject FedoraDebian Debian LinuxMit Kerberos 5Oracle Database ServerOpensuse OpensuseSuse Linux Enterprise Server

Weakness Type

CWE-476

References