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CVE-2007-1216

9.0 · HIGH

Double free vulnerability in the GSS-API library (lib/gssapi/krb5/k5unseal.c), as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1, when used with the authentication me…

Published Apr 6, 2007mitCWE-415EPSS 9.88%

Overview

CVE-2007-1216 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mit kerberos_5. It was published on April 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Double free vulnerability in the GSS-API library (lib/gssapi/krb5/k5unseal.c), as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1, when used with the authentication method provided by the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and modify the Kerberos key database via a message with an "an invalid direction encoding".

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mit. Update kerberos_5 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mitkerberos_5>= 0, < 1.6.1Affected

References

Refftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070401-01-P.ascRefdocs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391Refh20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056923Reflists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.htmlReflists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Apr/0001.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/24706Refsecunia.com/advisories/24735Refsecunia.com/advisories/24736Refsecunia.com/advisories/24740Refsecunia.com/advisories/24750

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1216?

CVE-2007-1216 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mit kerberos_5. It was published on April 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-1216?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-1216?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mit. Update kerberos_5 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-1216?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-1216 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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