CVE DATABASE / CVE-2004-1189
CVE-2004-1189
CVSS 7.2 · HIGH
Summary
The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | COMPLETE |
| Integrity | COMPLETE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Mit kerberos 5
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References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358420909358&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-004-pwhist.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:156
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-045.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18621
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11911
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.