CVE-2010-4022
The do_standalone function in the MIT krb5 KDC database propagation daemon (kpropd) in Kerberos 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9, when running in standalone mode, does not properly handle when a worker child process "exits abnormally," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (listening process termination, no new connections, and lack of updates in slave KVC) via unspecified vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 3.7% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3998)
- Published
- February 10, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3998 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mit / kerberos 5
- mit / kerberos 5
- mit / kerberos 5
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43260(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43275(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8070
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-001.txt(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:025
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0200.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46269
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0329(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0333(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0347(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0464
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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