VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-0947
Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 8.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.83% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- mit/kerberos 5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29424
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29435
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29438
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29451
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29663
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3752
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txt
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019631
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.