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CVE-2007-4743
critical
Description
The original patch for CVE-2007-3999 in svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and other applications that use krb5, does not correctly check the buffer length in some environments and architectures, which might allow remote attackers to conduct a buffer overflow attack.
References
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10239
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1696
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-511-2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478794/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478748/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0892.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1387
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
http://secunia.com/advisories/26699
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.announce/86