CVE-2005-1689
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 55.2%
Description
Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.
How to fix CVE-2005-1689
To remediate CVE-2005-1689, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.3.6-4 or later
Is CVE-2005-1689 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 55.2%, placing CVE-2005-1689 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.3.6-4
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 |