Vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x
CVE-2008-0063
The Kerberos 4 support in KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not properly clear the unused portion of a buffer when generating an error message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, aka "Uninitialized stack…
EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Mac_os_x_server
- Mit Kerberos_5
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 7, 8
- Opensuse — versions 10.2, 10.3
- Suse Linux — versions 10.1
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 10
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0063?
- CVE-2008-0063 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2008-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2008-0063?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.