Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0772 is an old but serious Kerberos issue. A bug in MIT Kerberos krb524d error handling could let a remote attacker run code on affected systems. Business urgency depends on whether any legacy krb5 1.2.8-or-earlier systems still run krb524d. Likely exposure is limited to legacy environments still running MIT Kerberos 5 1.2.8 or earlier with krb524d present and reachable. Modern, patched Kerberos deployments are less likely to be affected, but unsupported systems and inherited authentication infrastructure warrant review. Prioritize this for any legacy Kerberos estate, especially authentication servers. If no affected krb524d instances exist, urgency drops. If exposed instances remain, remediate promptly because the cited impact is remote arbitrary code execution. Mitigation focus: Identify and retire MIT Kerberos 5 1.2.8-or-earlier deployments.; Review MIT and operating-system vendor advisories for corrected krb5 packages.; Apply vendor-supplied krb5 updates where affected packages remain installed..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- kerberos-krb524d-double-free(17158)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4661CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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