Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2007-4743
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:4.61%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mit | kerberos_5 | 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
4.615%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2007-09-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2007-09-06T22:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2007-09-05 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T15:08:33 |
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