CVE-2008-0947

Published: Mar 19, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (13)

Products: Mit: Kerberos 5

Mit

1 product

Kerberos 5

Configuration A

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.3
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.4
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.3
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6.3
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (74)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29424

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29428

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29435

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29438

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29451

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29457

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29462

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29464

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29516

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29663

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3752

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019631

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41273

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10984

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html