DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0947
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0947
Upstream
Published
2008-03-19T00:44:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:05:00.839343Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / krb5

Package

Name
krb5
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/krb5?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / krb5

Package

Name
krb5
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/krb5?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / krb5

Package

Name
krb5
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/krb5?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / krb5

Package

Name
krb5
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/krb5?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}