CVE-2007-5471

Description

libgssapi before 0.6-13.7, as used by the ISC BIND named daemon in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 1, terminates upon an initialization error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a GSS-TSIG request. NOTE: this issue probably affects other daemons that attempt to initialize this library within a chroot configuration or other invalid configuration.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.82% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/936/3665923_f.SAL_Public.html	patch
http://osvdb.org/40935	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37233	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27189	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26076	patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5471?: CVE-2007-5471 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5471?: To fix CVE-2007-5471, 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-2007-5471 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5471 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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