# CVE-2007-3999: Stack-based buffer overflow in the svcauth\_gss\_validate function in lib/rpc/svc\_auth\_gss.c in the RPCSEC\_GSS RPC library (librpcsecgss) in M

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the svcauth_gss_validate function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in the RPCSEC_GSS RPC library (librpcsecgss) in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.4 through 1.6.2, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and some third-party applications that use krb5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and probably execute arbitrary code via a long string in an RPC message.

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-01.xml
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00087.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479251/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27043
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0803/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26699
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26684
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1367
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0951.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26700
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3162
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=250973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/

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