CVE-2004-1189

Description

The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness classification

• CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory