CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-0642

Double Free

Published: Sep 28, 2004 | Modified: Feb 02, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
UNTRIAGED

Double free vulnerabilities in the error handling code for ASN.1 decoders in the (1) Key Distribution Center (KDC) library and (2) client library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.4 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Kerberos_5 Mit * 1.3.4 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 RedHat krb5-0:1.2.7-28 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 RedHat *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 RedHat *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 RedHat *
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 RedHat *
Krb5 Ubuntu dapper *
Krb5 Ubuntu devel *
Krb5 Ubuntu edgy *
Krb5 Ubuntu feisty *

Potential Mitigations

References