CVE-2010-0629

Name: CVE-2010-0629
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-04-07T15:30:00.39+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 5.47%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-0629 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request from a kadmin client that sends an invalid API version number.. EPSS estimates a 5.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request from a kadmin client that sends an invalid API version number.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

5.47%

91.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mit	Kerberos 5	>= 1.5, <= 1.6.3
Fedoraproject	Fedora	11
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.0
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.1
Suse	Linux Enterprise	11.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567052Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=5998Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038556.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/39264Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39290Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39315Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39324Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39367Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023821Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1Third Party Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-003.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2031Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:071Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0343.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510566/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39247Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0876Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9489Broken Link
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567052Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=5998Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/038556.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/39264Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39290Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39315Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39324Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/39367Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023821Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1Third Party Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-003.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2031Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:071Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0343.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510566/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39247Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0876Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9489Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Apr 7, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-0629?

How severe is CVE-2010-0629?

CVE-2010-0629 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0629?

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Source: NVD / NIST