Double Free Vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 by MIT
CVE-2005-1689

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mit

Status
Kerberos 5
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 July 2005

What is CVE-2005-1689?

A double free vulnerability exists in the krb5_recvauth function of MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.4.1 and earlier. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code under certain error conditions, potentially compromising the security of the system running the affected software.

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014461
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446940/100/0/threaded
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-00...
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EPSS Score

55% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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