Is CVE-2004-0523 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0523 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0523?

CVE-2004-0523 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2004-0523?

Patch guidance is available from mit security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-0523.

CVE-2004-0523 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-0523?

31 products: mit kerberos, mit kerberos, mit kerberos, mit kerberos 5, mit kerberos 5, and 26 more.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in krb5_aname_to_localname for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MIT
Published: 8/18/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mit : kerberosmit : kerberosmit : kerberosmit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5mit : kerberos_5sgi : propacksgi : propacksun : seamsun : seamsun : seamtinysofa : tinysofa_enterprise_servertinysofa : tinysofa_enterprise_serversun : solarissun : solarissun : solarissun : sunos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD