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CRITICAL
CVE-2007-0957
Kerberos Administration Daemon (Kadmind) Key Distribution Center (KDC) Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the krb5_klog_syslog function in the kadm5 library, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and Key Distribution Center (KDC), in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and modify the Kerberos key database via crafted arguments, possibly involving certain format string specifiers.

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2007, 1:19 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0957 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Mit kerberos_5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0957.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070401-01-P.asc Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Apr/0001.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24706 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24735 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24736 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24740 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24750 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24757 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24785 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24786 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24798 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24817 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25464 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-02.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102930-1 Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-002-syslog.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1276 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/704024 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:077 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017849 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-449-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093B.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1218 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1250 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1983 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33411 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10757 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070401-01-P.asc Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Apr/0001.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24706 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24735 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24736 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24740 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24750 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24757 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24785 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24786 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24798 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24817 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25464 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-02.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102930-1 Broken Link
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2007-002-syslog.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1276 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/704024 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:077 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017849 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-449-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093B.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1218 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1250 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1983 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33411 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10757 Broken Link Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0957 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070401-01-P.asc No Types Assigned ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070401-01-P.asc Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 No Types Assigned http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Apr/0001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Apr/0001.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24706 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/24706 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24735 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24735 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24736 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/24736 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24740 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24740 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24750 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24750 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24757 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/24757 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24785 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24785 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24786 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24786 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24798 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24798 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24817 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24817 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25464 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/25464 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-02.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-02.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102930-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102930-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1276 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1276 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/704024 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/704024 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:077 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:077 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23285 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017849 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-449-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-449-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093B.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-093B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1218 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1218 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1250 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1250 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1983 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1983 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33411 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33411 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10757 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10757 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5-1.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464814/30/7170/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464666/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464592/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10757 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10757 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33411 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33411 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0957 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0957 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.74 }} 0.20%

score

0.99639

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability