CVE-2007-5902

Description

Integer overflow in the svcauth_gss_get_principal function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a large length value for a GSS client name in an RPC request.

How to fix CVE-2007-5902

To remediate CVE-2007-5902, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 or later

Is CVE-2007-5902 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 4.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5902