CVE-2002-1235 in the critical feed json
The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and e…
published 2002-10-25 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1219
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.1%
- EPSS 15.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- kth kth_kerberos_4 1.2.1
- kth kth_kerberos_5 0.5.1
- krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.6-2
- heimdal Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.4e-22
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1235
- debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184 advisory
- cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/6024 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-2002-1235 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Linux 6.2 Red Hat Linux 7.0 Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2002:242
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
15.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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debian.org
/security/2002/dsa-184
vendor-advisory, patch, third-party-advisory
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cert.org
/advisories/CA-2002-29.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/bid/6024
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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linux-mandrake.com
/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2002/dsa-185
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2002/dsa-183
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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distro.conectiva.com.br
/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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web.mit.edu
/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt
vendor-advisory
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web.mit.edu
/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/10430.php
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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pdc.kth.se
/heimdal/
third-party-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/875073
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1235
- NVD CVE-2002-1235
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