CVE-2004-0523
Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.
02 Description
Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-06-03 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-06-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 47526334827a0383842eff18d3ab5e7b178b513eaf6db4dbd10bddf867ced619
05 Affected products
06 References
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2004:860http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860
- lwn.netFEDORA-2004-149http://lwn.net/Articles/88206/
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:236http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-236.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:991https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A991
- www.debian.orgDSA-520http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-520
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:724https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A724
- marc.info20040601 MITKRB5-SA-2004-001: buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localnamehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108612325909496&w=2
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#686862http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686862
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200406-21http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-21.xml
- patches.sgi.com20040605-01-Uftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comKerberos-krb5anametolocalname-bo(16268)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16268
- marc.info20040602 TSSA-2004-009 - kerberos5http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619161815320&w=2
- www.mandrakesecure.netMDKSA-2004:056http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:056
- sunsolve.sun.com101512http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101512-1
- marc.info2004-0032http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619250923790&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com10448http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10448
- patches.sgi.com20040604-01-Uftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2002https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2002
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10295https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10295
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- krb5 Fixed in 1.3.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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