CVE-2003-0082

Description

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote, authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) on KDCs within the same realm using a certain protocol request that causes the KDC to corrupt its heap (aka "buffer underrun").

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.51% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mit.edu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded	mailing list
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-005-buf.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7185	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4430	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A244	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266	patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-54042-1	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2536	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0082?: CVE-2003-0082 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0082?: To fix CVE-2003-0082, 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-2003-0082 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0082 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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