CVE-2004-0434
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4...
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-0434- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-131
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-0434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0433 No score
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0433- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p2h-6h3x-44v5 No score
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4...
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-7p2h-6h3x-44v5- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-0434- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0434
k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0434- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0434 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Heimdal Project Heimdal, published May 12, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.16%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in heimdal 0.6.2-1.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071
debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0434
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p2h-6h3x-44v5
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0434