CVE-2002-1235 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the kadm_ser_in function of Kerberos administration daemons, specifically affecting MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5-1.2.6 and earlier), KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones before 1.2.1), and KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to improper length field verification in requests. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk with network-based, low-complexity attacks leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, <= 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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