Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5
CVE-2004-0971
The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.3.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 (vdb-entry)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11289 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-24.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10497 (signature, vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0971?
- CVE-2004-0971 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5. Published 2005-02-09.
- Is CVE-2004-0971 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.