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CVE-2004-0772

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0772 describes a critical double free vulnerability in the krb524d component of MIT Kerberos 5 (versions 1.2.8 and earlier), impacting various Debian and OpenPKG distributions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0699 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0772Important

security flaw

Mar 27, 2003

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
Broken Link
marc.info
Mailing List
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/17158
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4661
Broken Link
web.mit.edu / kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-543
Mailing List
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml
Third Party Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/350792
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/11078
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
trustix.net / errata/2004/0045
Broken Link
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA04-247A.html
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource