CVE-2008-0948

krb5: incorrect handling of high-numbered file descriptors in RPC library

Published Mar 19, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 7.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in the RPC library (lib/rpc/rpc_dtablesize.c) used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2, and probably other versions before 1.3, when running on systems whose unistd.h does not define the FD_SETSIZE macro, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:01 AM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2008, 12:44 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 18, 2008, 12:00 AM