CVE-2007-2442

Description

The gssrpc__svcauth_gssapi function in the RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.6.1 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a zero-length RPC credential, which causes kadmind to free an uninitialized pointer during cleanup.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.32% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35082 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10631 signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25801 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-477-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/356961 us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472507/30/5970/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25911 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25888 third party advisory broken link
http://osvdb.org/36596 vdb entry broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0384.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/773/3248163_f.SAL_Public.html broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25890 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2337 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2491 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26228 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1574 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7344 signature vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26033 third party advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-11.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25800 third party advisory broken link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02257427 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018293 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1323 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0021/ vendor advisory broken link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-004.txt patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-177A.html us government resource patch third party advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_38_krb5.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25870 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:137 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 third party advisory broken link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1499 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third party advisory broken link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2354 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0562.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-004.txt patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102914-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472432/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472288/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25814 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25821 third party advisory broken link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40346 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25841 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24655 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2442?
CVE-2007-2442 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2442?
To fix CVE-2007-2442, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2442 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2442 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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