6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-5901
MIT Kerberos 5 Use-After-Free LibGSSAPI Mechglue GSS Indicate Mechanisms
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the gss_indicate_mechs function in lib/gssapi/mechglue/g_initialize.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: this might be the result of a typo in the source code.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2007, 2:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5901 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 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
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-2007-5901.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214 Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/43346
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516
http://secunia.com/advisories/39290
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11451
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214 Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/43346
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29451
http://secunia.com/advisories/29464
http://secunia.com/advisories/29516
http://secunia.com/advisories/39290
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11451
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5901 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214
    Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/43346
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29451
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29464
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29516
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39290
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11451
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11451 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11451 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 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-2007-5901 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-2007-5901 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.20806

percentile

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