VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0390
Buffer overflow in krb425_conv_principal function in Kerberos 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in krb425_conv_principal function in Kerberos 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.03% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cygnus/cygnus network security · cygnus/kerbnet · mit/kerberos · mit/kerberos 5 · redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0184.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-05/0295.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-06.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/4884
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1220
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0184.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-05/0295.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-06.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/4884
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1220
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.