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TI-2008-00910 Aliases CVE-2008-0947GHSA-w9c3-3cvm-x4wm

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5)…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08832 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6Vulnerablemoos-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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0164
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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0947
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9c3-3cvm-x4wm

References

Advisory 13

Other 8

  • 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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