CVE-2008-0947: mit kerberos_5
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947
Published 19-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-0947 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in mit kerberos_5. EPSS estimates a 8.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
8.83%
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 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 19-03-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
8.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 8.83% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score8.83%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
Mit1 product
- kerberos_51.4 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.5 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.6 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
38 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 38 references
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10984VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txtX Refsource CONFIRM