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CVE-2010-0629 json

Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authen…

published 2010-04-07 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0660

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request from a kadmin client that sends an invalid API version number.

Patch / fix

  • krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0629

  • krb5 RHEL 5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2
  • krb5-libs RHEL 5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2
  • krb5-server RHEL 5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2
  • krb5-workstation RHEL 5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0343

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0629 updated cvss 4.0

krb5: kadmind use-after-free remote crash (MITKRB5-SA-2010-003)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-libs 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-server 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-libs 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-server 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-libs 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-server 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-36.el5_5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0343

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Exploit prediction

5.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567052 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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