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CVE-2008-0062

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 10.14%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-03-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score suggests a 10.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-0062
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.14%

Original NVD 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.