CVE-2007-5972

9.0 HIGH 3% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.5 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the free operations occur in code that stores the krb5kdc master key, and so the attacker must have privileges to store this key.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a login. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2007-12-06 02:46 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:47 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 2.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.0 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2007-12-06 02:46 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:47 UTC
Exploit probability: 2.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-119 · Buffer errors
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mit Kerberos 5 1.5

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: Single
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record