CVE-2000-0546 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Kerberos 4 Key Distribution Center (KDC) program, specifically within the set_tgtkey function, affecting products like Cygnus Network Security Project, KerbNet Project, and MIT Kerberos. This vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by manipulating the 'lastrealm' variable. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), it has a low attack complexity and only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cygnus_network_security_project:cygnus_network_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kerbnet_project:kerbnet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:4.0:patch10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.