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CVE-2011-1527

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl
7.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The kdb_ldap plugin in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a kinit operation with incorrect string case for the realm, related to the is_principal_in_realm, krb5_set_error_message, krb5_ldap_get_principal, and process_as_req functions.

How to fix

Remediation Available
krb5Debian
Fixed in:1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1CVE-2011-1527
Fixed in:1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1CVE-2011-1527
Fixed in:1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1CVE-2011-1527
Fixed in:1.10+dfsg~alpha1-1CVE-2011-1527

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2
Government Resource1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.