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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, 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.

    Published:Dec 21, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Dec 31, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00088
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mit
    Product
    Kerberos 5
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    CVE-2024-26462 (CVSS 5.5) — Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/kdc/ndr.c.…
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    References

    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917
    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=110358420909358&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2
    http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-004-pwhist.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:156
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-045.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0069
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18621
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917
    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=110358420909358&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2
    http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-004-pwhist.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:156
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-045.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0069
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18621
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High