CVE-2004-0434

CRITICAL EPSS 93.5%
Published Jul 7, 200422y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jul 7, 2004 22y ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

Description

k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
93.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-131

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
heimdal_projectheimdal* <0.6.2
debiandebian_linux3.0any

References 6

  • ftp.freebsd.org ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc
    Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
  • lists.grok.org.uk http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
    Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
    Mailing List
  • security.gentoo.org http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
    Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
    Broken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

  • debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
    Broken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory