Buffer overflow in Mit Kerberos 5
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.088 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.088 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3752 (third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29457 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/29464 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0947?
- CVE-2008-0947 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-03-19.
- Is CVE-2008-0947 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.