CVE-2004-0434
heimdal - missing input sanitising
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 22.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2004-0434
To remediate CVE-2004-0434, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/heimdal—upgrade to 0.6.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.4e-7.woody.9 or later
Is CVE-2004-0434 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 22.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.6.2-1
- from 0, < 0.4e-7.woody.9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |