CVE-2007-5901

Publication date 5 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
krb5 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-5ubuntu2.3
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-2ubuntu1.4
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

kees

upstream did not publish a security update for this issue

Patch details

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Package Patch details
krb5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-924-1
    • Kerberos vulnerabilities
    • 7 April 2010

Other references