10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2002-1235
"Kerberos kadmind Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and earlier, (2) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones) before 1.2.1, and (3) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support, does not properly verify the length field of a request, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-1235 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kth kth_kerberos_4
2 Kth kth_kerberos_5
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Mit kerberos_5
1 Redhat linux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Multiple Kerberos implementations have a remote buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Update the Kerberos packages.
  • Upgrade the Heimdal packages.
  • Upgrade the KTH Kerberos packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2002-1235.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt Vendor Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185 Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php Third Party Advisory
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt Vendor Advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185 Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php Third Party Advisory
http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-1235 weaknesses.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2002-1235 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-1235 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2
    Added Reference http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt
    Added Reference http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt
    Added Reference http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185
    Added Reference http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073
    Added Reference http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php
    Added Reference http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt No Types Assigned http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt No Types Assigned http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php Vendor Advisory http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php No Types Assigned http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/ No Types Assigned http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5-1.2.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.2.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

32.92 }} -4.94%

score

0.96512

percentile