CVE-2007-2798

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    CVE-2007-2798

    Published: 26 Jun 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html, http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/25800, http://secunia.com/advisories/25801, http://secunia.com/advisories/25814, http://secunia.com/advisories/25821, http://secunia.com/advisories/25870, http://secunia.com/advisories/25875, 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://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-005.txt, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1323, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554257, 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/1/472289/100/0/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/24653, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018295, 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/2007/2370, 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/35080, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1726, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7550, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9996, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html, http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-005.txt, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554257, http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172, http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02257427, http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=548, http://osvdb.org/36595, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102985-1, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/554257, http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0021/, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-177A.html, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1499, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1726, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7550, https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/327/3675615_f.SAL_Public.html

    Affected packages

    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
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