CVE-2012-1016
EPSS 0.64%
Description
The pkinit_server_return_padata function in plugins/preauth/pkinit/pkinit_srv.c in the PKINIT implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.4 attempts to find an agility KDF identifier in inappropriate circumstances, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted Draft 9 request.
How to fix CVE-2012-1016
To remediate CVE-2012-1016, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.10.1+dfsg-4+nmu1 or later
Is CVE-2012-1016 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.10.1+dfsg-4+nmu1