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TI-2005-01598 Aliases CVE-2005-1689GHSA-8mfg-j523-2x92

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11012 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 · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.4.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.4.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

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: Critical. 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-2005-1689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mfg-j523-2x92

References

Patch 4

Advisory 11

Other 3

Sources

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