CVE-2007-5902: mit kerberos_5 Numeric Errors
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5902
Published 06-12-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-5902 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in mit kerberos_5. EPSS estimates a 5.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
5.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-12-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
5.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.91% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score5.91%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.gentoo.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1
Mit1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
18 links- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSE
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 18 references
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012X Refsource CONFIRM