CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0523

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is critical as a remote attacker can gain full control of the target system by executing code with root privileges.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade MIT Kerberos 5 to a version later than 1.3.3 that includes fixes for these vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.

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