CVE-2003-0082 Memory corruption in n/a
Authenticated attackers can crash Kerberos KDCs via a buffer underrun, causing denial of service for the realm.
- 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-2003-0082?
CVE-2003-0082 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 the KDC to corrupt its heap (aka "buffer underrun").
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0082?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mit Kerberos, Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0082?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0082 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0082 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0082, GHSA-5wqg-rq3v-7fw3.