CVE-2003-0060 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in Kerberos principal names.

Published: 2003-02-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0056	Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in Kerberos principal names.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09128.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000639
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-001-multiple.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787523
http://www.osvdb.org/4879
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6712
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11189

History

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Subscriptions

Mit Kerberos 5

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-02-01T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.493Z

Reserved: 2003-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0060

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-02-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0060

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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