CVE-2003-0139: mit kerberos
CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0139
Published 21-03-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2003-0139 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mit kerberos. EPSS estimates a 4.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 21-03-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Certain weaknesses in the implementation of version 4 of the Kerberos protocol (krb4) in the krb5 distribution, when triple-DES keys are used to key krb4 services, allow an attacker to create krb4 tickets for unauthorized principals using a cut-and-paste attack and "ticket splicing."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.28% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score4.28%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.2.7-3
Mit1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links- web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txtX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A250VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL