CVE-2007-5902 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the svcauth_gss_get_principal function within the lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c component of MIT Kerberos 5. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an unknown impact by supplying a large length value for a GSS client name in an RPC request. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention found, and there is no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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