CVE-2002-1235

10.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
15.10%
LOW RiskEPSS (97th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and earlier, (2) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones) before 1.2.1, and (3) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support, does not properly verify the length field of a request, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Published: 11/4/2002
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

10

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

15.10%LOW Exploitation Risk
97th percentile

This vulnerability has a 15.10% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other
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