CVE-2000-0389

High

Published: 16/05/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

16.50%

97th percentile - higher than 97% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in the krb_rd_req function in Kerberos 4 and 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to take control of the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

It is recommended to update to the latest version of Kerberos to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in krb_rd_req function in Kerberos 4 and 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.