CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0138

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Version 4 of the Kerberos protocol (krb4), as used in Heimdal and other packages, allows an attacker to impersonate any principal in a realm via a chosen-plaintext attack.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to network resources, posing a significant security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the Kerberos protocol that addresses this vulnerability and to implement additional security measures.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Version 4 of the Kerberos protocol (krb4), as used in Heimdal and other packages, allows an attacker to impersonate any principal in a realm via a chosen-plaintext attack.

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