VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4000
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4000
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
The kadm5_modify_policy_internal function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_policy.c in the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.2 does not properly check return values when the policy does not exist, which might allow remote authenticated users with the "modify policy" privilege to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a write to an uninitialized pointer.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | krb5 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 5, 2007 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated