CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1235

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The kadm_ser_in function in the Kerberos v4 compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in MIT Kerberos 5 and in KTH Kerberos 4 and 5 improperly verifies the length field of a request, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, posing a serious security threat to systems using these versions of Kerberos.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest versions of the Kerberos software that address this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and earlier, (2) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones) before 1.2.1, and (3) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support, does not properly verify the length field of a request, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS