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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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)
EG Risk
51(Track)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation7% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
7%
EPSS %ILE
94%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 20, 2004

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
generic

CVE-2004-0642 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11078
generic
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:088
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.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.3.4-3—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.3.4-3—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.3.4-3—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.3.4-3—
Debian:3.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.2.4-5woody6—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

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 / 5× 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.

  1. 2026-09-14 10:50 UTCOSV refresh
  2. 2026-09-12 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 09:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-30 01:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-26 12:02 UTCOSV refresh
  6. 2026-08-10 01:09 UTCOSV refresh
  7. 2026-07-25 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-25 01:41 UTCOSV refresh
  9. 2026-07-24 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-23 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-22 23:50 UTCEG score recompute
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  14. 2026-07-20 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-07-07 20:41 UTCOSV refresh
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  13. 2026-06-19 08:25 UTCOSV refresh
  14. 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-05-30 18:23 UTCOSV refresh
  42. 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-05-20 07:39 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-05-20 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-05-20 03:03 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-05-20 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-05-19 23:05 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-05-19 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-05-19 19:11 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-05-19 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-05-19 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
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  66. 2026-05-19 10:34 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-05-19 10:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-05-19 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-05-19 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-05-19 02:05 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-05-19 02:05 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-05-19 02:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-05-18 21:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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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 7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 6.1% of all scored CVEs.
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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