CVE-2005-1175

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 45.40% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory mit.edu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21328	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20364	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-567.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A736	vdb entry signature
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_17_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14236	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112122123211974&w=2	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014460	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2074	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-562.html	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101809-1	vendor advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-78.txt	vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY85474	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9902	vdb entry signature
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16041	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/224-1/	vendor advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-002-kdc.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-757	patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1066	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/885830	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0036	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1175?: CVE-2005-1175 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1175?: To fix CVE-2005-1175, 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-2005-1175 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1175 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~45% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.