CVE-2000-0550

Description

Kerberos 4 KDC program improperly frees memory twice (aka "double-free"), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.07% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-11.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/k-051.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0064.html	mailing list
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/krb4kdc.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-031.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1465	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0550?: CVE-2000-0550 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0550?: To fix CVE-2000-0550, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0550 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0550 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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