CVE-2002-1235

security flaw

Published Oct 25, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 15.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and earlier, (2) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones) before 1.2.1, and (3) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support, does not properly verify the length field of a request, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 3:19 AM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 4, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 23, 2002, 12:00 AM