CVE-2007-5971 Memory corruption in n/a
A double free vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-5971?
CVE-2007-5971 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 6 Dec 2007.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in the gss_krb5int_make_seal_token_v3 function in lib/gssapi/krb5/k5sealv3.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5971?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-5971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5971, GHSA-mmmq-7mrq-vp86.