CVE-2007-4743

Published: Sep 6, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (12)

Products: Mit: Kerberos 5

1 product

Configuration A

12 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.3
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4.4
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.4
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5.3
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.5
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6.1
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6.2
Mit Kerberos 5	Version 1.6

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (34)

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.announce/86

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26699

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26987

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27643

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1387

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0892.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478748/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478794/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-511-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1696

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10239

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.announce/86

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26699

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26987

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27643

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1387

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0892.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478748/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478794/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-511-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1696

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10239

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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