CVE-2008-0063

Description

The Kerberos 4 support in KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not properly clear the unused portion of a buffer when generating an error message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, aka "Uninitialized stack values."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.75% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41277 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019627 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29450 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8916 signature vdb entry broken link
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29423 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references vendor advisory broken link vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txt third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761 broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0063?
CVE-2008-0063 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0063?
To fix CVE-2008-0063, 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-2008-0063 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0063 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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