First published: Wed Feb 10 2010(Updated: )
The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when a trust relationship with a non-Windows Kerberos realm exists, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and domain controller outage) via a crafted Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) renewal request, aka "Kerberos Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 |
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CVE-2010-0035 has been rated as critical due to its potential to allow denial of service attacks.
To mitigate CVE-2010-0035, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft.
CVE-2010-0035 affects Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2.
Exploiting CVE-2010-0035 can lead to a denial of service, causing a NULL pointer dereference in the Key Distribution Center.
Yes, CVE-2010-0035 impacts systems that have a trust relationship with non-Windows Kerberos realms.