# CVE-2012-1012: server/server\_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict acces

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict access to (1) SET_STRING and (2) GET_STRINGS operations, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to modify or read string attributes by leveraging the global list privilege.

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## References

- http://src.mit.edu/fisheye/changelog/krb5/?cs=25704
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796438
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7093
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10/

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