KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to specify an alternate proxy using the krb4_proxy…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to specify an alternate proxy using the krb4_proxy variable, which allows the user to generate false proxy responses and possibly gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00964 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0034
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq8w-3qcq-f5hf
References
More Kth Kerberos vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00584 Heap overflow in the KTH Kerberos 4 FTP client 4-1.1.1 allows remote malicious servers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00035 Buffer overflow in the kdc_reply_cipher function in KTH Kerberos IV allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2001-01396 The Kerberos Telnet protocol, as implemented by KTH Kerberos IV and Kerberos V (Heimdal)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00033 KTH Kerberos IV allows local users to change the configuration of a Kerberos server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2001-01395 KTH Kerberos IV and Kerberos V (Heimdal) for Telnet clients do not encrypt connections if… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-01048 Kerberos 4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed UDP… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-0034 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0034 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mq8w-3qcq-f5hf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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