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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1524-1 | New krb5 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities |
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USN-587-1 | Kerberos vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.133Z
Reserved: 2008-02-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0947

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-03-19T00:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-0947


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