Is CVE-2004-1189 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-1189 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-1189?

CVE-2004-1189 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-1189?

CVE-2004-1189 has an EPSS score of 0.73% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1189?

Upgrade krb5 on debian 11 to 1.3.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1189

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The add_to_history function in svr_principal.c in libkadm5srv for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) up to 1.3.5, when performing a password change, does not properly track the password policy's history count and the maximum number of keys, which can cause an array index out-of-bounds error and may allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

krb5Debian

Fixed in:1.3.6-1CVE-2004-1189

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

0.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

web.mit.edu

Third-Party Advisory9

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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.