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CVE-2007-0957 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the krb5_klog_syslog function in the kadm5 library, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind)…

published 2007-04-06 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0951

cvss
9.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.4%
EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the krb5_klog_syslog function in the kadm5 library, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and Key Distribution Center (KDC), in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and modify the Kerberos key database via crafted arguments, possibly involving certain format string specifiers.

Patch / fix

  • mit kerberos_5 1.6.1
  • krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.4-8

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0957

  • krb5 RHEL 2.1 1.2.2-44
  • krb5 RHEL 3 1.2.7-61
  • krb5 RHEL 4 1.3.4-46
  • krb5 RHEL 5 1.5-23
  • krb5-libs RHEL 2.1 1.2.2-44
  • krb5-libs RHEL 3 1.2.7-61
  • krb5-libs RHEL 4 1.3.4-46
  • krb5-libs RHEL 5 1.5-23

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0095

  • krb5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.19.2-2.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-0957 updated

krb5_klog_syslog() stack buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5 1.2.7-61, krb5-libs 1.2.7-61, krb5-server 1.2.7-61, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-61 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) krb5 1.5-23, krb5-libs 1.5-23, krb5-server 1.5-23, krb5-workstation 1.5-23 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 krb5 1.2.2-44, krb5-libs 1.2.2-44, krb5-server 1.2.2-44, krb5-workstation 1.2.2-44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-61, krb5-libs 1.2.7-61, krb5-server 1.2.7-61, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-61 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 krb5 1.3.4-46, krb5-libs 1.3.4-46, krb5-server 1.3.4-46, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-46 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) krb5 1.5-23, krb5-libs 1.5-23, krb5-server 1.5-23, krb5-workstation 1.5-23
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 krb5 1.3.4-46, krb5-libs 1.3.4-46, krb5-server 1.3.4-46, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-46 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) krb5 1.5-23, krb5-libs 1.5-23, krb5-server 1.5-23, krb5-workstation 1.5-23 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 krb5 1.2.2-44, krb5-libs 1.2.2-44, krb5-server 1.2.2-44, krb5-workstation 1.2.2-44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5 1.2.7-61, krb5-libs 1.2.7-61, krb5-server 1.2.7-61, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-61 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 krb5 1.3.4-46, krb5-libs 1.3.4-46, krb5-server 1.3.4-46, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-46 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 krb5 1.2.2-44, krb5-libs 1.2.2-44, krb5-server 1.2.2-44, krb5-workstation 1.2.2-44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-61, krb5-libs 1.2.7-61, krb5-server 1.2.7-61, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-61 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 krb5 1.3.4-46, krb5-libs 1.3.4-46, krb5-server 1.3.4-46, krb5-workstation 1.3.4-46 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 krb5 1.2.2-44, krb5-libs 1.2.2-44, krb5-server 1.2.2-44, krb5-workstation 1.2.2-44
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0095

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Exploit prediction

10.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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