CVE-2004-0523

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    CVE-2004-0523

    Published: 18 Aug 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc, ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc, http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-520, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686862, http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:056, http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-520, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860, http://lwn.net/Articles/88206/, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108612325909496&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619161815320&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108619250923790&w=2, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101512-1, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-21.xml, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686862, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-236.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10448, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16268, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10295, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2002, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A724, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A991

    Affected packages

    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