CVE-2007-5902

N/A Unknown

Published: December 06, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the svcauth_gss_get_principal function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a large length value for a GSS client name in an RPC request.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/44748

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28636

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29457

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/39290

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/39784

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-940-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1192

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214