Description
Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.5 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the free operations occur in code that stores the krb5kdc master key, and so the attacker must have privileges to store this key.
Published: 2007-12-06
Score: 9.0 Critical
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5942 Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.5 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the free operations occur in code that stores the krb5kdc master key, and so the attacker must have privileges to store this key.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-924-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-940-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.635Z

Reserved: 2007-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5972

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-06T02:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5972

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5972 - Bugzilla

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