CVE-2008-0062
krb5 - multiple vulnerabilities
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 20.5%
Description
KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.
How to fix CVE-2008-0062
To remediate CVE-2008-0062, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.6-2sarge6 or later
Is CVE-2008-0062 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 20.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
- from 0, < 1.3.6-2sarge6
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 |