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CVE-2007-5471 Detail

Description

libgssapi before 0.6-13.7, as used by the ISC BIND named daemon in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 1, terminates upon an initialization error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a GSS-TSIG request. NOTE: this issue probably affects other daemons that attempt to initialize this library within a chroot configuration or other invalid configuration.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/23/2007)

Not vulnerable. The versions of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 do not support GSS-TSIG and are not linked with libgssapi library.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/40935
http://osvdb.org/40935
http://secunia.com/advisories/27189 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27189 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26076 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26076 Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37233
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/936/3665923_f.SAL_Public.html Patch 
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/936/3665923_f.SAL_Public.html Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5471
NVD Published Date:
10/15/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE