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CVE-2011-0284
Double free vulnerability in the prepare_error_as function in do_as_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka…
High7.6EPSS 8.3%
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- mitre
Description
Double free vulnerability in the prepare_error_as function in do_as_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 through 1.9, when the PKINIT feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an e_data field containing typed data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (23)
- ADV-2011-0680 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#943220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0673 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 46881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-3462 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-003.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- kerberos-perpareerroras-code-execution(66101) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2011:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0722 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0763 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-1088-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-3547 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-3464 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 43700 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:0356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 43783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 43760 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 71183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20110315 MITKRB5-SA-2011-003 [CVE-2011-0284] KDC double-free when PKINIT enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1025216 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 43881 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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