CRITICAL
krb5: uninitialized pointer use in krb5kdc
Published Mar 19, 2008
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.14%
Description
KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.6.3
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.1
- 4.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
- 7.10
Configuration 4
OR
- 7
- 8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
krb5-0:1.2.2-48
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
krb5-0:1.2.7-68
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
krb5-0:1.3.4-54.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream
krb5-0:1.3.4-49.el4_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0182
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
krb5-0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0164
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | krb5-0:1.2.2-48 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0181 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | krb5-0:1.2.7-68 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0181 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | krb5-0:1.3.4-54.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream | krb5-0:1.3.4-49.el4_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0182 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | krb5-0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0164 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
10.14% 0.10141
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10141
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10141) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.14% (0.10141) | 95.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 20.49% (0.20491) | 95.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 16.26% (0.16257) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 20.92% (0.20917) | 95.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 22.76% (0.22762) | 95.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 9, 2025 | 20.49% (0.20491) | 95.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 13.21% (0.13208) | 93.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 7.27% (0.07275) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 4.80% (0.04796) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.16% (0.12163) | 93.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 85.03% (0.85030) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 83.41% (0.83413) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 64.63% (0.64633) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 70.87% (0.70871) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 60.19% (0.60193) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 39.16% (0.39162) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 15.64% (0.15638) | 95.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.40% (0.16399) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (52)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 19, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0062
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a