CVE-2007-5971: mit kerberos_5 Resource Management Errors
CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5971
Published 06-12-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-5971 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in mit kerberos_5. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-12-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the gss_krb5int_make_seal_token_v3 function in lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) has unknown impact and attack vectors.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 6.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.37%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- krb5< 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1
Mit1 product
- kerberos_5≤ 1.6.3_kdc
2 vendors · 2 products
References
35 links- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSE
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 35 references
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199212X Refsource MISC
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562X Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10296VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012X Refsource CONFIRM