krb5: use-after-free in gssapi lib
Published Dec 6, 2007
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the gss_indicate_mechs function in lib/gssapi/mechglue/g_initialize.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: this might be the result of a typo in the source code.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.2
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.2
- ≤ 1.6.3_kdc
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
krb5-0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0164
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | krb5-0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0164 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5901 The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 38.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 36.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 21.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 44.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 47.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199214 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/43346 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0176.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29451 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29464 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29516 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39290 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0164.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26750 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5901 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=415321 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5901
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11451 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5901
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00537.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00544.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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