CVE-2004-1189

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductMit Kerberos
PublishedDec 31, 2004
First seenDec 31, 2004

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mit kerberos_5v ≤ 1.3.5—

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