CVE-2000-0389 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the krb_rd_req function of Kerberos 4 and 5, impacting products from Cygnus, MIT, and RedHat. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, multiple exploit codes are publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating its potential for remote root privilege escalation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cygnus:cygnus_network_security:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cygnus:kerbnet:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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