CVE-2000-0550 json
Kerberos 4 KDC program improperly frees memory twice (aka "double-free"), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
published 2000-06-09 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0547
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kerberos 4 KDC program improperly frees memory twice (aka "double-free"), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Patch / fix
- cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-11.html advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2000-0550 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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cert.org
/advisories/CA-2000-11.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2000-031.html
vendor-advisory
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ciac.llnl.gov
/ciac/bulletins/k-051.shtml
third-party-advisory, government-resource
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0064.html
mailing-list
- web.mit.edu /kerberos/www/advisories/krb4kdc.txt
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1465
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0550
- NVD CVE-2000-0550
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