# CVE-2010-0629: Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server\_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authent

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request from a kadmin client that sends an invalid API version number.

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## References

- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=5998
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2031
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0876
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39247
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39324
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39367
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-003.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39290
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038556.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0343.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567052
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9489
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39264
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:071
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510566/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39315

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