CVE-2007-5894

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Nov 6, 2026

Description

The reply function in ftpd.c in the gssftp ftpd in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) does not initialize the length variable when auth_type has a certain value, which has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors. NOTE: the original disclosure misidentifies the conditions under which the uninitialized variable is used. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating " The 'length' variable is only uninitialized if 'auth_type' is neither the 'KERBEROS_V4' nor 'GSSAPI'; this condition cannot occur in the unmodified source code.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published
Dec 6, 2007
Last modified
Nov 6, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2007-5894: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix