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CVE-2007-5894

The reply function in ftpd.c in the gssftp ftpd in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) does not initialize the length variable when auth_type has a certa…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

The reply function in ftpd.c in the gssftp ftpd in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) does not initialize the length variable when auth_type has a certain value, which has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the original disclosure misidentifies the conditions under which the uninitialized variable is used. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating " The 'length' variable is only uninitialized if 'auth_type' is neither the 'KERBEROS_V4' nor 'GSSAPI'; this condition cannot occur in the unmodified source code.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/29457 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/26750 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • wiki.rpath.com /Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • wiki.rpath.com /wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0112 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/489883/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=199205 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /44333 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28636 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-2012 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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