# CVE-2004-0434: k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-05-12 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

k5admind (kadmind) for Heimdal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Kerberos 4 compatibility administration request whose framing length is less than 2, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-504
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020998.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108386148126457&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-23.xml
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:09.kadmind.asc

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