FKIE_CVE-2003-0138

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-03-24 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:01
Severity
Summary
Version 4 of the Kerberos protocol (krb4), as used in Heimdal and other packages, allows an attacker to impersonate any principal in a realm via a chosen-plaintext attack.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104791775804776&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-269
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-273
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/623217Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7113
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A248
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104791775804776&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-269
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-273
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/623217Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7113
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A248
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mit kerberos 4
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