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CVE-2007-2798

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 7.5%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the rename_principal_2_svc function in kadmind for MIT Kerberos 1.5.3, 1.6.1, and other versions allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to rename a principal.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-787
EPSS score
7.5% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-2790)
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-2007-2790 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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