CVE-2012-1012
server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1012- CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1050 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1050- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww39-4grx-mfvf No score
server/server_stubs.c in the kadmin protocol implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.10...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ww39-4grx-mfvf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1012 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1 No score
krb5-1.15-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the krb5-1.15-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1012 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mit Kerberos 5, published June 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.10.1+dfsg-1.
References
src.mit.edu/fisheye/changelog/krb5?cs=25704
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796438
krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?user=guest&pass=guest&id=7093
web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.10
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1012
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww39-4grx-mfvf
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1012
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2443