CVE-2005-1689

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-1689
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-07-18 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionDouble free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-415 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-003-recvauth.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 web.mit.edu Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0036 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Broken Link
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Kerberos krb5_recvauth() Double-Free Error May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#623332 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
'MITKRB5-SA-2005-003: double-free in krb5_recvauth' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
HP-UX update for Kerberos - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.turbolinux.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
USN-224-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-757-1 krb5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Patch
#101810: Security Vulnerability in the Kerberos krb5_recvauth() Library Routine af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 Security Update 2005-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - Kerberos V5 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for kerberos af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
MIT Kerberos 5 KRB5_Recvauth Remote Pre-Authentication Double-Free Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
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