security flaw
Published Sep 10, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.26%
Description
Double free vulnerabilities in the error handling code for ASN.1 decoders in the (1) Key Distribution Center (KDC) library and (2) client library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.4 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.3.4
Configuration 2
- 3.0
Configuration 3
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
krb5-0:1.2.7-28
Fixed · RHSA-2004:350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:448
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | krb5-0:1.2.7-28 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:350 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:448 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:448 |
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08257) | 94.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.26% (0.08257) | 94.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 25.80% (0.25795) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.23% (0.24235) | 95.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 19.69% (0.19688) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 21.40% (0.21397) | 96.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 14.54% (0.14539) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.49% (0.15493) | 94.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-350.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/795632 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXBroken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0642 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617246 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17157 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0642
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10709 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4936 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0642
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