CVE-2007-5901 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5's gss_indicate_mechs function may allow attackers to cause undefined behavior or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5901?
CVE-2007-5901 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 6 Dec 2007.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5901?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5901?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2007-5901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5901, GHSA-qxh5-j4mp-pchg.