Buffer overflow in Mit Kerberos 5
CVE-2004-1189
The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (50.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos_5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)