CVE-2004-1189
krb5 - buffer overflow
EPSS 0.09%
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.
How to fix CVE-2004-1189
To remediate CVE-2004-1189, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.3.6-1 or later
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.2.4-5woody7 or later
Is CVE-2004-1189 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.3.6-1
- from 0, < 1.2.4-5woody7