Description
The do_standalone function in the MIT krb5 KDC database propagation daemon (kpropd) in Kerberos 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9, when running in standalone mode, does not properly handle when a worker child process "exits abnormally," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listening process termination, no new connections, and lack of updates in slave KVC) via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43260Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43275Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8070
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-001.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0329Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43260Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43275Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8070
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-001.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0329Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 10, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified