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CVE-2004-0772

Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from mit, from openpkg, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-10-20T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-415

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mit	kerberos_5	≤ 1.2.8	Yes
Application	openpkg	openpkg	2.0	Yes
Application	openpkg	openpkg	2.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.0	Yes

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/ Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17158 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/ Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17158 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mit's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.