CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0642

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Double free vulnerabilities in the error handling code for ASN.1 decoders in the KDC library and client library of MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) version 1.3.4 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote takeover of the Kerberos authentication system, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches and service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade MIT Kerberos 5 to a version later than 1.3.4, which includes a fix for the double free vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Double free vulnerabilities in the error handling code for ASN.1 decoders in the (1) Key Distribution Center (KDC) library and (2) client library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.4 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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