Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0948
Buffer overflow in the RPC library (lib/rpc/rpc_dtablesize.c) used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2, and probably other versions before 1.3, when running on systems whose unistd.h does not define the FD_SETSIZE macro, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0948
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 31.01%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0948
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
10.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0948
-
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0948
-
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
VMSA-2008-0009.2
-
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html
HTTP 404 Page Not Found
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
-
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.html
US Government Resource
-
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: krb5 (SUSE-SA:2008:016) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
-
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121
US Government Resource
-
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html
Support
-
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9209
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3752
-
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
-
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html
HTTP 404 Page Not Found
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threaded
-
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02682 SSRT100495 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS running Kerberos, Remote Denial of Ser' - MARC
-
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txt
-
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
-
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41274
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019631
Products affected by CVE-2008-0948
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*