Is CVE-2004-0642 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-0642 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-0642?

CVE-2004-0642 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-0642?

CVE-2004-0642 has an EPSS score of 8.26% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0642?

Upgrade krb5 on debian 11 to 1.3.4-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-0642

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Double free vulnerabilities in the error handling code for ASN.1 decoders in the (1) Key Distribution Center (KDC) library and (2) client library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.3.4 and earlier may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CWE-415

How to fix

Remediation Available

krb5Debian

Fixed in:1.3.4-3CVE-2004-0642

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

8.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

web.mit.edu

Third-Party Advisory10

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-415 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-25136	Medium	6.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0101	Critical	10.0	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2003-0545	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3829	Medium	5.3	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-33824	Critical	9.8	56%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3407	Medium	5.5	50%	-	Fix

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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.