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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-0062

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 10.1%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
10.14% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-665
Affected
mit/kerberos 5 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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