krb5: flaw in access control handling for strings in kadmin
Published Jun 7, 2012
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10 before 1.10.1 does not properly restrict access to (1) SET_STRING and (2) GET_STRINGS operations, which might allow remote authenticated administrators to modify or read string attributes by leveraging the global list privilege.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
krb5
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
krb5
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | krb5 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | krb5 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of krb5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01222) | 67.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01222) | 64.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 38.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 61.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 51.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 59.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7093 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://src.mit.edu/fisheye/changelog/krb5/?cs=25704 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1012 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796438 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1012
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1012
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7093 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://src.mit.edu/fisheye/changelog/krb5/?cs=25704 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1012 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796438 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1012 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1012 |
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