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CVE-2008-0947

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4...

10.0 HighFix available

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Exploit likelihood

8.83%Down 3.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
CVE-2008-0947
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
CVE-2008-0947
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0954 No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
EUVD-2008-0954
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9c3-3cvm-x4wm No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4...

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
GHSA-w9c3-3cvm-x4wm
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
CVE-2008-0947
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947 No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1 No score

krb5-1.19.2-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the krb5-1.19.2-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
krb5
Debian:12
 before 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
krb5
Debian:13
 before 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
krb5
Debian:14
 before 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4
krb5
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1.3.6-2sarge6, plus listed versions
1.3.6-21.3.6-2sarge11.3.6-2sarge21.3.6-2sarge31.3.6-2sarge41.3.6-2sarge5
1.3.6-2sarge6
krb5
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 1.4.4-7etch5, plus listed versions
1.4.4-7etch11.4.4-7etch21.4.4-7etch31.4.4-7etch4
1.4.4-7etch5
krb5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
krb5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-workstation
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5-workstation
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
krb5
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 1.19.2-2.2
1.19.2-2.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0947 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mit Kerberos 5, published March 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.83%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4.

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