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CVE-2007-0957

Stack-based buffer overflow in the krb5_klog_syslog function in the kadm5 library, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and Key Distribution…

Impact

Stack-based buffer overflow in the krb5_klog_syslog function in the kadm5 library, as used by the Kerberos administration daemon (kadmind) and Key Distribution Center (KDC), in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and modify the Kerberos key database via crafted arguments, possibly involving certain format string specifiers.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MitKerberos 5
before 1.6.1
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 3.1, 4.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 5.10, 6.06, 6.10

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