CVE-2007-4743
librpcsecgss
EPSS 20.2%
Description
The original patch for CVE-2007-3999 in svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other applications that use krb5, does not correctly check the buffer length in some environments and architectures, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a buffer overflow attack.
How to fix CVE-2007-4743
To remediate CVE-2007-4743, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.6.dfsg.1-7 or later
- Debian/librpcsecgss—upgrade to 0.14-2etch3 or later
Is CVE-2007-4743 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 20.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.dfsg.1-7
- from 0, < 0.14-2etch3