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TI-2008-00911 Aliases CVE-2008-0948GHSA-9qjv-6f4r-w76q

Buffer overflow in the RPC library (lib/rpc/rpc_dtablesize.c) used by libgssrpc and…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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 (lib/rpc/rpc_dtablesize.c) used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2, and probably other versions before 1.3, when running on systems whose unistd.h does not define the FD_SETSIZE macro, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07273 94th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2Vulnerablemoos-ivp
  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
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 WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0181
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0181

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0948
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qjv-6f4r-w76q

References

Advisory 6

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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