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CVE-2025-24528

HIGHCVSS 7.1/10EPSS 0.61%

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CVE-2025-24528 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22 (with incremental propagation), there is an integer overflow for a large update size to resize() in kdb_log.c. An authenticated attacker can cause an out-of-bounds write and kadmind daemon crash.. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22 (with incremental propagation), there is an integer overflow for a large update size to resize() in kdb_log.c. An authenticated attacker can cause an out-of-bounds write and kadmind daemon crash.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.1/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.61%

44.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-24528?
In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22 (with incremental propagation), there is an integer overflow for a large update size to resize() in kdb_log.c. An authenticated attacker can cause an out-of-bounds write and kadmind daemon crash.
How severe is CVE-2025-24528?
CVE-2025-24528 has a CVSS score of 7.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24528?
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Source: NVD / NIST