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    CVE-2007-2442

    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.

    Published:Jun 26, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 26, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.42571
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Mit
    Product
    Kerberos 5
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High