CVE-2004-0772
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and...
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0772- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0772- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0770 No score
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0770- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcm3-q3pj-vw39
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and...
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-qcm3-q3pj-vw39- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0772- 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-2004-0772
Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0772- 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-2004-0772 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mit Kerberos 5, published August 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.99%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.3.4-3.
References
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000860
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17158
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792
trustix.net/errata/2004/0045
debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html
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gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2
web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661
securityfocus.com/bid/11078
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0772
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcm3-q3pj-vw39
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0772