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TI-2008-00053 Aliases CVE-2008-0062GHSA-f6c2-j3p8-vxvv

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-665Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10141 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0164 Released 2008-03-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security and bugfix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-libs-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-libs-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5_1.1.i386 +2
  • RHSA-2008:0182 Released 2008-03-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) krb5-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) krb5-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-49.el4_5.1.i386 +10
  • RHSA-2008:0181 Released 2008-03-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 krb5-1.2.2-48, krb5-devel-1.2.2-48.i386, krb5-devel-1.2.2-48.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 krb5-1.2.2-48, krb5-devel-1.2.2-48.i386, krb5-libs-1.2.2-48.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 krb5-1.2.2-48, krb5-devel-1.2.2-48.i386, krb5-libs-1.2.2-48.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68, krb5-devel-1.2.7-68.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 krb5-1.2.2-48, krb5-devel-1.2.2-48.ia64, krb5-libs-1.2.2-48.ia64 +2
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2008:0180 Released 2008-03-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    krb5 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 krb5-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1.i386 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 krb5-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 krb5-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 krb5-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1, krb5-devel-1.3.4-54.el4_6.1.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-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0164
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0182
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0164
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0164
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0182
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0180
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0181

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0062
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6c2-j3p8-vxvv

References

Advisory 18

Other 10

Sources

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