Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-0947
CVE-2008-0947
Description
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.
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
37- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/374121nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079B.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29424nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29428nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29435nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29438nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29451nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29457nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29462nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29464nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29516nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29663nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3752nvd
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.htmlnvd
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.htmlnvd
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-002.txtnvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489762/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489784/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28302nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41273nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10984nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlnvd
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