Description
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in the SPNEGO GSS-API functionality in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.2 and 1.8 before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via an invalid packet that triggers incorrect preparation of an error token.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39023
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-002.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/839413US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510281/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38904Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-916-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566258
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39023
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-002.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/839413US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510281/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38904Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-916-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566258
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 25, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified