7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.738 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.1%
The lookup_lockout_policy function in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in
MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8 through 1.8.4 and 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the
db2 (aka Berkeley DB) or LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via
vectors that trigger certain process_as_req errors.