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CVE-2007-5972

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…

High9.0EPSS 2.7%
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mitre

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2007-5972, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High9.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.

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