CVE-2004-0772

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
93.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 20, 2004

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078
cert

VU#350792 - MIT Kerberos krb524d insecurely deallocates memory (double-free)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350792
generic

MIT krb5: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200409-09) — Gentoo security

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-09.xml
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 543-1] New krb5 packages fix several vulnerabilities

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-543
generic
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-002-dblfree.txt
generic

'[OpenPKG-SA-2004.039] OpenPKG Security Advisory (kerberos)' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109508872524753&w=2

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpatch2003-03-27redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2004-0772?
CVE-2004-0772 is a critical vulnerability published on October 20, 2004. 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.
When was CVE-2004-0772 disclosed?
CVE-2004-0772 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 20, 2004, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2004-0772 actively exploited?
CVE-2004-0772 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2004-0772?
CVE-2004-0772 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2004-0772?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-0772, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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