CVE-2007-5972
Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5972- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5942 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpvg-gx3j-rfm4 No score
Double free vulnerability in the krb5_def_store_mkey function in lib/kdb/kdb_default.c in MIT...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cpvg-gx3j-rfm4- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5972 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1 No score
krb5-1.19.2-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the krb5-1.19.2-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10899-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
krb5Debian:12 |
before 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 | 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 |
krb5Debian:13 |
before 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 | 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 |
krb5Debian:14 |
before 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 | 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1 |
krb5openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 20 CVEs |
before 1.19.2-2.2 | 1.19.2-2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5972 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Mit Kerberos 5, published December 6, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in krb5 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/39784
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-940-1
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
securityfocus.com/bid/26750
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0321.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1192
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osvdb.org/44747
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-924-1
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199211
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5972
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cpvg-gx3j-rfm4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5972
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6143