CVE-2003-0072 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated attackers can crash Kerberos Key Distribution Centers via an out-of-bounds read in protocol requests, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0072?
CVE-2003-0072 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 26 Mar 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote, authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) on KDCs within the same realm using a certain protocol request that causes an out-of-bounds read of an array (aka "array overrun").
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0072?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mit Kerberos, Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0072?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0072, GHSA-49gw-mv8v-c8mp.