MIT Kerberos up to 5-1.3.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-0772. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIT Kerberos (Network Authentication Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 08/31/2004. The weakness was released 08/31/2004 by Joseph Galbraith and John Hawkinson with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Website). The advisory is shared for download at web.mit.edu. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0772 since 08/05/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14673 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDKSA-2004:088)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38371 (Red Hat Kerberos Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at web.mit.edu. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17158), Tenable (14673), SecurityFocus (BID 11078†), OSVDB (9409†) and Secunia (SA12408†). Further details are available at secunia.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-815, VDB-818 and VDB-817. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 14673
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDKSA-2004:088)
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OpenVAS ID: 53233
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 543-1 (krb5)
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Patch: web.mit.edu

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mit.edu

Advisory: web.mit.edu
Researcher: Joseph Galbraith, John Hawkinson
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-816

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X-Force: 17158 - Kerberos krb524d double-free code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11078 - MIT Kerberos 5 Multiple Double-Free Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12408 - Kerberos V5 Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9409 - CVE-2004-0772 - Kerberos - Code Execution Issue
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 5295 - [cisco-sa-20040831-krb5] DoS in MIT Kerberos 5 Double Free Vulnerability in krb524d Daemon, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2004 15:03
Updated: 08/25/2025 13:12
Changes: 09/01/2004 15:03 (92), 06/29/2019 09:58 (5), 12/16/2024 03:59 (18), 08/25/2025 13:12 (2)
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