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CVE-2004-1189
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,…
High7.2EPSS 0.73%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.73% · top 46% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- CLA-2005:917 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- kerberos-libkadm5srv-bo(18621) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20050110 [USN-58-1] MIT Kerberos server vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-004-pwhist.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 2004-0069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20041220 MITKRB5-SA-2004-004: heap overflow in libkadm5srv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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