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TI-2004-00585 Aliases CVE-2004-0644GHSA-gh6c-7j72-v6m8

The asn1buf_skiptail function in the ASN.1 decoder library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5)…

Priority LOW 31Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05585 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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_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_5:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3 alpha1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1Vulnerablemoos-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
  • 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_5:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 alpha1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:350 Released 2004-08-31 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28, krb5-devel-1.2.7-28.i386 +10
  • RHSA-2004:448 Released 2004-08-31 · 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:350
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:448
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:350
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:448

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0644
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh6c-7j72-v6m8

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 4

  • TI-2024-17421 Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.21.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /krb5/src/lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-29130 NULL pointer dereference in moos-ivp Kerberos 5 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00929 The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-00268 The process_chpw_request function in schpw.c in the password-changing functionality in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00245 Buffer overflows in BSD-based FTP servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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