CVE-2012-2551
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The server in Kerberos in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and reboot) via a crafted session request, aka "Kerberos NULL Dereference Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | affected | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50867
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55778
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027620
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50867
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55778
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027620
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15674
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.