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CRITICAL
CVE-2012-1014
MIT Kerberos 5 KDC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The process_as_req function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AS-REQ request.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 21, 2020, 3:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

8.5

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-1014 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1014 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mit kerberos_5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-1014.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00016.html
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2012-001.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2518

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

nopc

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 16, 2019, 8:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1014 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1014 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1014 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1014 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.02 }} 0.76%

score

0.93299

percentile

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