CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1175

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain valid TCP or UDP request.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to full compromise of the Kerberos authentication system and disruption of authentication services in the organization.

Recommendation

Immediately update MIT Kerberos 5 to a version later than 1.4.1 that includes a fix for this vulnerability. If an update is not possible, restrict access to KDC ports (default 88 TCP/UDP) to trusted hosts only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain valid TCP or UDP request.

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