CVE-2004-1189

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    CVE-2004-1189

    Published: 31 Dec 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18621, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911, 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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358420909358&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917, http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0069, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911

    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