# CVE-2012-1013: The check\_1\_6\_dummy function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr\_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x, 1.9.x, and 1.10.x before 1.10.2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The check_1_6_dummy function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x, 1.9.x, and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a KRB5_KDB_DISALLOW_ALL_TIX create request that lacks a password.

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## References

- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7152
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53784
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:102
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1131.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=827517
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15083635
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/c5be6209311d4a8f10fda37d0d3f876c1b33b77b
- http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos-announce/2012q2/000136.html

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