Description
Unknown vulnerabilities in Heimdal before 0.5 with unknown impact, possibly in the (1) kadmind and (2) kdc servers, may allow remote or local attackers to gain root or other access, but not via buffer overflows (CVE-2002-1225).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | heimdal | 0.4e-21 | — |
| Debian 13 | heimdal | 0.4e-21 | — |
| Debian 12 | heimdal | 0.4e-21 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | heimdal | 0.4e-7.woody.4 | DSA-178 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-178 heimdal - remote command execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-178 vendor-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2002:034 vendor-advisory
- 20021014 GLSA: heimdal mailing-list