security flaw
Published Sep 10, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.58%
Description
The asn1buf_skiptail function in the ASN.1 decoder library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain BER encoding.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
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:N/I:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05585) | 92.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05585) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.58% (0.08582) | 91.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.58% (0.06575) | 84.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.58% (0.08582) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 27.07% (0.27072) | 96.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 21.03% (0.21034) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 14.16% (0.14157) | 95.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 5.75% (0.05751) | 92.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-350.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-003-asn1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/550464 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0045/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0644 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617248 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17160 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0644
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10014 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2139 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0644
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.