CVE-2011-0281
EPSS 4.2%
Description
The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \n sequence.
How to fix CVE-2011-0281
To remediate CVE-2011-0281, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.8.3+dfsg-5 or later
Is CVE-2011-0281 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.3+dfsg-5