CVE-2007-2798

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the rename_principal_2_svc function in kadmind for MIT Kerberos 1.5.3, 1.6.1, and other versions allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to rename a principal.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.69% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory mit.edu
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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25801 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-477-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472507/30/5970/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25911 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25888 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0384.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25890 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2337 third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1726 broken link signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2491 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26228 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1574 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26033 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-11.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-005.txt patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25800 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24653 third party advisory vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02257427 vendor 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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2370 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-177A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_38_krb5.html vendor advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102985-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25870 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:137 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1499 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7550 broken link signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35080 third party advisory vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0562.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9996 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554257 patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472432/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472289/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25814 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018295 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25821 third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25875 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40346 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/36595 vdb entry broken link
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/327/3675615_f.SAL_Public.html broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=548 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2798?
CVE-2007-2798 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2798?
To fix CVE-2007-2798, 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-2007-2798 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2798 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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