libgssapi before 0.6-13.7, as used by the ISC BIND named daemon in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 1, terminates upon an initialization error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a GSS-TSIG request
Published Oct 16, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
libgssapi before 0.6-13.7, as used by the ISC BIND named daemon in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 1, terminates upon an initialization error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a GSS-TSIG request. NOTE: this issue probably affects other daemons that attempt to initialize this library within a chroot configuration or other invalid configuration.
Affected products
No data.
- 10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. The versions of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 do not support GSS-TSIG and are not linked with libgssapi library.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02603) | 84.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02603) | 83.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00817) | 72.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01690) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 86.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 86.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 86.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01486) | 86.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 84.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/40935 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27189 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26076 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5471 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37233 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5471
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/936/3665923_f.SAL_Public.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5471
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/40935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27189 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5471 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37233 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5471 | ||
| https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/936/3665923_f.SAL_Public.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5471 |
Change history (0)
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