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CVE-2008-0062

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2008-03-19
  • WeaknessCWE-665

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Description

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2008-03-1910:44CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.6= 6.06no fix published
6.10= 6.10no fix published
7.4= 7.04no fix published
7.10= 7.10no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1= 3.1no fix published
4.0= 4.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.x= 7no fix published
8.x= 8no fix published

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-665read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score10.1 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2008-03-19
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0062?

KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not set a global variable for some krb4 message types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted messages that trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double-free.

Is CVE-2008-0062 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2008-0062 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 10.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0062?

CVE-2008-0062 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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