What is CVE-2007-2798?

CVE-2007-2798 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2007-06-26.

Is CVE-2007-2798 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Mit Kerberos 5

CVE-2007-2798

Stack-based buffer overflow in the rename_principal_2_svc function in kadmind for MIT Kerberos 1.5.3, 1.6.1, and other versions allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to rename a principal.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2007-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.075 (94.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mit Kerberos 5
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/25894 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/25801 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-477-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472507/30/5970/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/25911 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/25888 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0384.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2798?: CVE-2007-2798 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2007-06-26.
Is CVE-2007-2798 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.