Double free vulnerability in the krb5_recvauth function in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain error conditions.
CVE-2005-1689
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 11.0%, top 5% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Track*)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 11%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 18, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026'MITKRB5-SA-2005-003: double-free in krb5_recvauth' - MARC
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112119974704542&w=2Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | kerberos4kth-clients () @ warty | 2026-05-20 | ubuntu |
| redhat | krb5-0:1.2.7-47 | 2005-07-12 | redhat |
| redhat | krb5-0:1.3.4-17 | 2005-07-12 | redhat |
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.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | — | 1.3.6-4 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | — | 1.3.6-4 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | — | 1.3.6-4 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | — | 1.3.6-4 | — |
Debian:3.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | 1.2.4-5woody6, 1.2.4-5woody7, 1.2.4-5woody8 | 1.2.4-5woody10 | — |
Debian:3.1(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | 1.3.6-2, 1.3.6-2sarge1 | 1.3.6-2sarge2 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(3)
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 2× in last 7d / 3× 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.
- 2026-09-10 09:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-26 14:13 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-25 03:41 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-23 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-22 23:51 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-18 09:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-20 07:58 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-20 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-20 03:43 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-20 03:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-19 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-05-19 10:39 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-05-19 06:12 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-19 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-19 01:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-19 01:58 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-19 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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