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title: "CVE-2004-0772\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2004-0772

Publication date 20 October 2004

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0772?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Double free vulnerabilities in error handling code in krb524d for MIT
Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.8 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| krb5 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.4.4-5ubuntu3.3 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.4.3-9ubuntu1.5 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.4.3-5ubuntu0.6 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0772)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0772)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2004-0772)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0772)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0772>