CVE-2008-0063

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The Kerberos 4 support in KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not properly clear the unused portion of a buffer when ge

The Kerberos 4 support in KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not properly clear the unused portion of a buffer when generating an error message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, aka "Uninitialized stack values.".

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04904

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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Affected Products & Versions

mit kerberos 5<= 1.6.3
apple mac os x< 10.4.11
apple mac os x>= 10.5.0 and < 10.5.2
apple mac os x server< 10.4.11
apple mac os x server>= 10.5.0 and < 10.5.2
opensuseall versions
suse linuxall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
Show all 13 affected productssuse linux enterprise serverall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions

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Sigma Hunt Rules

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator

producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux

producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux

producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections

producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux

producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators

Show all 8 top matches

producthighShell Execution GCC - Linux

producthighShell Execution via Rsync - Linux

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD19 Mar 2008 · 10:44 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-587-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0164Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0182Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0181Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0180Critical

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Broken Link

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29423Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29424Broken LinkVendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/29428Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29435Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29438Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29450Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29451Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29457Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29462Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29464Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29516Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29663Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30535Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.htmlBroken Link

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.htmlBroken Link

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txtThird Party Advisory

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524Third Party Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.htmlBroken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.htmlBroken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.htmlBroken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.htmlBroken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019627Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/referencesBroken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesBroken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/referencesBroken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Broken LinkVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41277Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8916Broken Link

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlMailing List

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlMailing List

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