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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 11.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
11.67% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mit/kerberos · mit/kerberos 5 · sgi/propack · sun/seam · tinysofa/tinysofa enterprise server · sun/solaris · sun/sunos
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.