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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1175 · published 18 July 2005

CVE-2005-1175: Mit kerberos 5 vulnerability

Mit · Kerberos 5

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain valid TCP or UDP request.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.4% · top 5.2%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
8.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
52References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain valid TCP or UDP request.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112122123211974&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16041
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
http://secunia.com/advisories/20364
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014460
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101809-1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-002-kdc.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY85474
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-757 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/885830 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_17_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-562.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-567.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14236
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0036
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-78.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1066
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2074
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21328
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A736
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9902
https://usn.ubuntu.com/224-1/
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112122123211974&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16041
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899
http://secunia.com/advisories/20364
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014460
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101809-1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-002-kdc.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY85474
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-757 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/885830 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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