CVE-2005-1689

Name: CVE-2005-1689
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2005-07-18T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 11.01%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1689 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.. EPSS estimates a 11.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

11.01%

95.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mit	Kerberos 5	<= 1.4.1
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.4.2
Apple	Mac Os X Server	< 10.4.2
Debian	Debian Linux	3.0
Debian	Debian Linux	3.1

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.ascBroken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000993Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112119974704542&w=2Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16041Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22090Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101810-1Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-003-recvauth.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-757Mailing List, Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/623332Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_17_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-562.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-567.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446940/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14239Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0036Broken Link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-78.txtBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1066Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3776Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9819Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/224-1/Broken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20050703-01-U.ascBroken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000993Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112119974704542&w=2Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16041Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17899Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22090Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101810-1Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2005-003-recvauth.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-757Mailing List, Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/623332Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_17_sr.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-562.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-567.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446940/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14239Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0036Broken Link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-78.txtBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1066Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3776Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9819Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/224-1/Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Jul 18, 2005
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-1689?

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.

How severe is CVE-2005-1689?

CVE-2005-1689 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 11.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1689?

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Source: NVD / NIST