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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.

Published

2008-03-19T00:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mit kerberos_5 1.4 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.4.1 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.4.2 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.4.3 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.4.4 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.5 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.5.1 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.5.2 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.5.3 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.6 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.6.1 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.6.2 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.6.3 Yes
References