CVE-2007-3999

Stack-based buffer overflow in the svcauth_gss_validate function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library (librpcsecgss) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and some third-party applications that use krb5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and probably execute arbitrary code via a long string in an RPC message.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-09-05

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Kerberos 5 (Mit)

References

• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
• http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-September/000237.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26676
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26680
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26684
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26691
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26697
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26699
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26700
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26705
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26713
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26728
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26783
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26792
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26896
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27043
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27081
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27146
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29247
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29270
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-01.xml
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3092
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103060-1
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201319-1
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-396.htm