Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in Kerberos principal names
Published Feb 1, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.56%
Description
Format string vulnerabilities in the logging routines for MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center (KDC) before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in Kerberos principal names.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05556) | 92.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05556) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.13% (0.09128) | 91.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.76% (0.05762) | 89.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.62% (0.13623) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 8.84% (0.08843) | 93.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.64% (0.06635) | 92.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000639 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-001-multiple.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787523 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/4879 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6712 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11189 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000639 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-001-multiple.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/787523 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11189 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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