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CVE-2004-1189 Details

Description

The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000917 CVEBroken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358420909358&w=2 CVEIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110548298407590&w=2 CVEIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mit kerberos 5
<= 1.3.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-1189
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2004
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-1189 Details - Not Deferred