CVE-2004-0434

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: July 07, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
22.4%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian heimdal_project