Out-of-bounds Write Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.3.6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-KRB5-396238
  • published31 Dec 2004
  • disclosed31 Dec 2004

Introduced: 31 Dec 2004

CVE-2004-1189  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 krb5 to version 1.3.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5 package and not the krb5 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.

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