CVE-2003-0072

N/A Unknown
Published: April 02, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote, authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) on KDCs within the same realm using a certain protocol request that causes an out-of-bounds read of an array (aka "array overrun").

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-54042-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-005-buf.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7184
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-54042-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-005-buf.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mit