CVE-2004-0434

Description

k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504 broken link third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html mailing list third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2 mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc broken link third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0434?
CVE-2004-0434 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0434?
To fix CVE-2004-0434, 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-2004-0434 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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