CVE-2008-0947
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CVE-2008-0947
Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.
Exploit probability
8.8%
Published
March 19, 2008
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2008-0947
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Buffer overflow in the RPC library used by libgssrpc and kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a large number of open file descriptors.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29424
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29435
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29438
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29451
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29663
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3752
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txt
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019631
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41273
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10984
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html