Description
Certain weaknesses in the implementation of version 4 of the Kerberos protocol (krb4) in the krb5 distribution, when triple-DES keys are used to key krb4 services, allow an attacker to create krb4 tickets for unauthorized principals using a cut-and-paste attack and "ticket splicing."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104791775804776&w=2
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-273
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/442569Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/317130/30/25250/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A250
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104791775804776&w=2
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-266
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-273
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/442569Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-051.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-052.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-091.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316960/30/25250/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/317130/30/25250/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A250
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 24, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified