Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-5901

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2007-12-06 02:46:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2007-5901

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5901

EPSS FAQ
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5901

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.9
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-5901

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-5901

  • Red Hat 2007-12-14
    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 Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

References for CVE-2007-5901

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