CVE-2004-1189

Published Dec 31, 2004

Last updated 4 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "EEEE50BF-0BA8-4352-9837-1A06556972DC",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.3.5"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References