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CVE-2008-0063 Detail

Description

The Kerberos 4 support in KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5kdc) does not properly clear the unused portion of a buffer when generating an error message, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, aka "Uninitialized stack values."


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 Broken Link 
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 Broken Link 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00006.html Mailing List 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29423 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29423 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29424 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29435 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29438 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29450 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29450 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29457 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29462 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29663 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html Broken Link 
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022520.html Broken Link 
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html Broken Link 
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5022542.html Broken Link 
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txt Third Party Advisory 
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2008-001.txt Third Party Advisory 
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 Broken Link 
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 Broken Link 
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 Broken Link 
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1524 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:070 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:071 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0180.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0181.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0182.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489761 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28303 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019627 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019627 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-587-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0922/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1102/references Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41277 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41277 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8916 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8916 Broken Link 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html Mailing List 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0063
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE