CVE-2008-0947

Description

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 37.29% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3752 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10984 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516 third party advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019631 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121 third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41273 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0947?
CVE-2008-0947 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0947?
To fix CVE-2008-0947, 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-2008-0947 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0947 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~37% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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