HIGH
Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote attackers to gain root access
Published Oct 21, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.55%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote attackers to gain root access.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.55% 0.04549
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04549
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.55% (0.04549) | 91.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.55% (0.04549) | 90.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 79.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00941) | 83.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00941) | 83.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00941) | 81.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00955) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103341355708817&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103462479621246&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-178 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10116.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5729 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103341355708817&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103462479621246&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-178 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10116.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5729 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 21, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 17, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1225
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a