{"id":"CVE-2011-0281","details":"The unparse implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.x through 1.9, when an LDAP backend is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon hang) via a principal name that triggers use of a backslash escape sequence, as demonstrated by a \\n sequence.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:10:37.068146Z","published":"2011-02-10T18:00:55Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:10:37.068146Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43260"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43273"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43275"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/46397"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-002.txt"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:024"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0330"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2010-December/016800.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8073"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0199.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516299/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46265"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025037"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65324"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}