# CVE-2002-1235

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1235
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 1.32
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 25, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

The kadm_ser_in function in (1) the Kerberos v4compatibility administration daemon (kadmind4) in the MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) krb5-1.2.6 and earlier, (2) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 4 (eBones) before 1.2.1, and (3) kadmind in KTH Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) before 0.5.1 when compiled with Kerberos 4 support, does not properly verify the length field of a request, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103564944215101&w=2)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-026.txt.asc)
- [CNA](http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-073.php)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582805330339&w=2)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103539530729206&w=2)
- [CNA](http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2002-002-kadm4.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-185)
- [CNA](http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/2002-002-kadm4_attacksig.txt)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103582517126392&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-183)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10430.php)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000534)
- [CNA](http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-184)
- [CNA](http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/875073)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-242.html)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0399.html)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6024)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 32.92%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 96.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._