CVE-2013-1416
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT...
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
CVE-2013-1416- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
CVE-2013-1416- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1454 No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1454- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vgm-5r69-wvp8 No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT...
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
GHSA-4vgm-5r69-wvp8- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
CVE-2013-1416- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1416 No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1416- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1416 No score
The prep_reprocess_req function in do_tgs_req.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.10.5 does not properly perform service-principal realm referral, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted TGS-REQ request.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1416- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2310-1 No score
krb5 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain crafted Draft 9 requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1016)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain malformed KRB5_PADATA_PK_AS_REQ AS-REQ requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-1415)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain crafted TGS-REQ requests. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-1416)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain crafted requests when multiple realms were configured. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-1418, CVE-2013-6800)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain invalid tokens. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be used to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4341, CVE-2014-4342)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain mechanisms when used with SPNEGO. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be used to cause clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4343)
It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled certain continuation tokens during SPNEGO negotiations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4344)
Tomas Kuthan and Greg Hudson discovered that the Kerberos kadmind daemon incorrectly handled buffers when used with the LDAP backend. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-4345)
- Record
USN-2310-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
krb5Debian:12 |
before 1.10.1+dfsg-5 | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
krb5Debian:13 |
before 1.10.1+dfsg-5 | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
krb5Debian:14 |
before 1.10.1+dfsg-5 | 1.10.1+dfsg-5 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-pkinit-opensslRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
krb5-server-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-pkinit-opensslRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-server-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-pkinit-opensslRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-server-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-pkinit-opensslRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-server-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5-workstationRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.2 |
krb5Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.2, plus listed versions 1.10.1+dfsg-6.1ubuntu11.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu21.12+dfsg-2ubuntu11.12+dfsg-2ubuntu21.12+dfsg-2ubuntu31.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4 |
1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| 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-2013-1416 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Mit Kerberos 5, published April 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.10.1+dfsg-5.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:157
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00041.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:158
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102074.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00102.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00011.html
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102058.html
github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/8ee70ec63931d1e38567905387ab9b1d45734d81
krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=7600
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0748.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1416
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vgm-5r69-wvp8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1416
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0748
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949984
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0748.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1416
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1416
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1416
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2310-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1016
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1415
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1418
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6800
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4341
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4342
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4343
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4344
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4345