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CVE-2007-2442 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 104 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-824	Access of Uninitialized Pointer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mit kerberos 5	<= 1.6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	3.1 4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 6.10 7.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 9, 2024	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2021	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 16, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 27, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2007-2442 Details

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