Unknown vulnerabilities in Heimdal before 0.5 with unknown impact, possibly in the (1)…
Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Unknown vulnerabilities in Heimdal before 0.5 with unknown impact, possibly in the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote or local attackers to gain root or other access, but not via buffer overflows (CVE-2002-1225).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0239 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3e | Vulnerable | Kth |
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4a | Vulnerable | Kth |
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4b | Vulnerable | Kth |
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4c | Vulnerable | Kth |
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4d | Vulnerable | Kth |
| cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4e | Vulnerable | Kth |
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.3e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3e Vulnerable ·Kth
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4a Vulnerable ·Kth
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4b Vulnerable ·Kth
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4c Vulnerable ·Kth
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4d Vulnerable ·Kth
- cpe:2.3:a:kth:heimdal:0.4e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4e Vulnerable ·Kth
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvvj-29m3-wc9p
References
More Kth Heimdal vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01181 Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-00656 telnetd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-00731 Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2004-00340 Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.1 and 0.5.x before 0.5.3 does not properly perform certain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-00565 Unspecified vulnerability in rshd in Heimdal 0.6.x before 0.6.6 and 0.7.x before 0.7.2… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2002-1226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvvj-29m3-wc9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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