k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow
Published May 12, 2004
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.16%
Description
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.6.2
Configuration 2
- 3.0
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.16% (0.07159) | 94.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.16% (0.07159) | 93.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.37% (0.22372) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.86% (0.34856) | 95.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.37% (0.22372) | 95.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.06% (0.07063) | 93.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 5.92% (0.05925) | 92.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 92.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.93% (0.07928) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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