CVE-2007-4743

krb5 incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3999

Published Sep 6, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The original patch for CVE-2007-3999 in svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other applications that use krb5, does not correctly check the buffer length in some environments and architectures, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a buffer overflow attack.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1387-1 New librpcsecgss packages fix arbitrary code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-511-2 Kerberos vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Sep 6, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2007, 10:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 5, 2007, 12:00 AM