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…
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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
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Broken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29423Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29424Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29428Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29435Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29438Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29450Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29451Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29457Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29462Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29464Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29516Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29663Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30535Broken Link
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.htmlBroken Link
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.htmlBroken Link
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895609Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.htmlBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.