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CVE-2007-2442

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 11.4%EU EUVD

The gssrpc__svcauth_gssapi function in the RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.6.1 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a zero-length RPC credential, which causes kadmind to free an uninitialized pointer during cleanup.

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-824
EPSS score
11.4% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-2437)
Published
June 26, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2437 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • mit / kerberos 5

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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