Buffer overflow in Heimdal
CVE-2007-5939
The gss_userok function in appl/ftp/ftpd/gss_userok.c in Heimdal 0.7.2 does not allocate memory for the ticketfile pointer before calling free, which allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an invalid username. NOTE: the vulnerability was originally reported for ftpd.c, but this is incorrect.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.038 (88.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Heimdal — versions 0.7.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)