Vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal
CVE-2004-0434
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
EPSS: 0.072 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Heimdal_project Heimdal
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0434?
- CVE-2004-0434 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2004-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0434?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.