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TI-2003-00068 Aliases CVE-2003-0072GHSA-49gw-mv8v-c8mp

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote, authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) on KDCs within the same realm using a certain protocol request that causes an out-of-bounds read of an array (aka "array overrun").

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01947 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:1.2.2.beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2.beta1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:1.2.2.beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2.beta1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3 alpha1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 alpha1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:168 Released 2003-04-29 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : : : Updated kerberos packages fix various vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2003:052 Released 2003-03-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:051 Released 2003-03-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : Updated kerberos packages fix various vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:052
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:051
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:052

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0072
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49gw-mv8v-c8mp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00389 Buffer overflow in krb_rd_req function in Kerberos 4 and 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00472 Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03997 Multiple integer underflows in the (1) AES and (2) RC4 decryption functionality in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00391 Buffer overflow in krshd in Kerberos 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00390 Buffer overflow in krb425_conv_principal function in Kerberos 5 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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