CVE-2004-0434

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Published May 12, 2004 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 7.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:heimdal_project:heimdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.2% (7.159% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Heimdal Project Heimdal

Weaknesses

CWE-131

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved: May 3, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 7, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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