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TI-2013-01235 Aliases CVE-2013-1415GHSA-gvc4-pvfx-8p8m

The pkinit_check_kdc_pkid function in plugins/preauth/pkinit/pkinit_crypto_openssl.c in…

Priority LOW 29CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

The pkinit_check_kdc_pkid function in plugins/preauth/pkinit/pkinit_crypto_openssl.c in the PKINIT implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.4 and 1.11.x before 1.11.1 does not properly handle errors during extraction of fields from an X.509 certificate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed KRB5_PADATA_PK_AS_REQ AS-REQ request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0366 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.10.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.11Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0656 Released 2013-03-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-libs-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-pkinit-openssl-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-devel-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-server-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-libs-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-pkinit-openssl-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-devel-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-server-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-devel-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-devel-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1.ppc +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) krb5-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-devel-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1, krb5-libs-1.10.3-10.el6_4.1 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0656
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1415
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvc4-pvfx-8p8m

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Sources

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