CVE-2008-0062

Name: CVE-2008-0062
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-03-19T10:44:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 10.14%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0062 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.. EPSS estimates a 10.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.

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

10.14%

95.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-665

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mit	Kerberos 5	<= 1.6.3
Debian	Debian Linux	3.1
Debian	Debian Linux	4.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10
Fedoraproject	Fedora	7
Fedoraproject	Fedora	8

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29423Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29450Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535Broken Link
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.htmlBroken Link
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.htmlBroken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txtThird Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895609Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019626Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9496Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlMailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlMailing List
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29423Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29450Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535Broken Link
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.htmlBroken Link
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.htmlBroken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txtThird Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/895609Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019626Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/referencesBroken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9496Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlMailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlMailing List

Timeline

Published: Mar 19, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-0062?

How severe is CVE-2008-0062?

CVE-2008-0062 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 10.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0062?

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Source: NVD / NIST