CVE-2007-5939

NameCVE-2007-5939
SourceCVE (at NVD; RH)
DescriptionThe 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.
NVD severityhigh (attack range: remote)
Debian/oldstablenot vulnerable.
Debian/stablenot vulnerable.
Debian/testingnot vulnerable.
Debian/unstablenot vulnerable.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
heimdal (PTS)lenny1.2.dfsg.1-2.1fixed
lenny (security)1.2.dfsg.1-2.1+lenny1fixed
squeeze, squeeze (security)1.4.0~git20100726.dfsg.1-2+squeeze1fixed
wheezy, sid1.5.dfsg.1-3fixed

The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
heimdalsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- heimdal <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present, ticketfile is just unlinked which is ok)

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