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TI-2005-01113 Aliases CVE-2005-1175GHSA-5hv4-qhm2-g82w

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5)…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain valid TCP or UDP request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08425 95th 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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
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_5:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·moos-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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:567 Released 2005-07-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 krb5-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 krb5-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 krb5-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 krb5-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17, krb5-devel-1.3.4-17.i386 +10
  • RHSA-2005:562 Released 2005-07-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47, krb5-devel-1.2.7-47.i386 +10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:562
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:562
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:562
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:562
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:567

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hv4-qhm2-g82w
  3. 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 3

Advisory 10

Other 5

  • 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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