VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2443
Integer signedness error in the gssrpc__svcauth_unix function in svc_auth_unix.c in the RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.6.1 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.
HIGH 8.3EPSS 3.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer signedness error in the gssrpc__svcauth_unix function in svc_auth_unix.c in the RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.6.1 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.3 HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mit/kerberos 5 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.ascBroken Link
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172Broken Link
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02257427Broken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/36597Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25800Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25801Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25814Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25821Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25870Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25888Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25890Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25894Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25911Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26033Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26228Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26909Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27706Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40346Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-004.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-004.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1323Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/365313Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:137Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_38_krb5.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0384.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0562.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.