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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-0947 json

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to exec…

published 2008-03-19 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0954

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.8%
EPSS 8.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Patch / fix

  • krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947

  • krb5 RHEL 5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
  • krb5-libs RHEL 5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
  • krb5-server RHEL 5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
  • krb5-workstation RHEL 5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0164

  • krb5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.19.2-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1

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-2008-0947 updated

krb5: file descriptor array overflow in RPC library

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-libs 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-server 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-libs 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-server 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-libs 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-server 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1, krb5-workstation 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0164

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Exploit prediction

8.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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