# CVE-2002-2443: Denial of service in n/a > Remote attackers can cause denial of service in MIT Kerberos kpasswd service via forged UDP packets triggering a communication loop. - **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 29 May 2013 - **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2002-2443, DSA-2701-1, GHSA-cqf2-6q6w-6cqw, MGASA-2013-0161, RHSA-2013:0942 ## What is CVE-2002-2443? CVE-2002-2443 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description schpw.c in the kpasswd service in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.11.3 does not properly validate UDP packets before sending responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged packet that triggers a communication loop, as demonstrated by krb_pingpong.nasl, a related issue to CVE-1999-0103. Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2443? It affects 10 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `krb5` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-server-ldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5-workstation` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.6.1-70.el5_9.2 | | `krb5` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-pkinit-openssl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server-ldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-workstation` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-pkinit-openssl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server-ldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-workstation` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-pkinit-openssl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server-ldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-workstation` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-pkinit-openssl` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-server-ldap` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | | `krb5-workstation` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.10.3-10.el6_4.3 | Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Mit Kerberos 5, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation. ## How do I fix CVE-2002-2443? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2002-2443 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2443 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux - [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2443 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2002-2443 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2443 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2443/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2443 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2443 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2443 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2443/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.