CVE-2004-0643

Description

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_rd_cred function for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.1 and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860	vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17159	vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3322	signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/866472	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10267	signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-350.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2	issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078	vdb entry third party advisory

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0643?: CVE-2004-0643 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0643?: To fix CVE-2004-0643, 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-2004-0643 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0643 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.