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CVE-2004-0772

Published: Sep 10, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-415
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
7.0%
Top 6.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

kerberos 5mit
On-prem
Operating Systems
openpkgopenpkg
On-prem
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
mitoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka mit krb5, mit kerberos
openpkgoss-projectDevTools & CI
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000860
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2
marc.info
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
web.mit.edu
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Timeline

Published
Sep 10, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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