CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1225

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl
10.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Heimdal before 0.5, possibly in both the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote attackers to gain root access.

How to fix

Remediation Available
heimdalDebian
Fixed in:0.4e-21CVE-2002-1225
Fixed in:0.4e-21CVE-2002-1225
Fixed in:0.4e-21CVE-2002-1225
Fixed in:0.4e-21CVE-2002-1225

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Other references2
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.