CVE-2007-3999 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in the Kerberos RPC library, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-3999?
CVE-2007-3999 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 5 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the svcauth_gss_validate function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library (librpcsecgss) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and some third-party applications that use krb5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and probably execute arbitrary code via a long string in an RPC message.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3999?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (12)
nfs-utils-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
nfs-utils-lib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-8.z1 |
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3999?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-3999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3999, DSA-1368-1, GHSA-62qg-wq9p-p6p2, RHSA-2007:0913.