Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-1216 is a memory management flaw in MIT Kerberos GSS-API code used by kadmind. An authenticated remote user could potentially run code and alter the Kerberos key database, which can undermine identity trust across dependent systems. Exposure is most likely on Kerberos administration servers running MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 with kadmind and RPCSEC_GSS in use. Vendor advisories indicate downstream platform packages may also be affected. Treat this as high priority for environments relying on MIT Kerberos. Compromise of the Kerberos administration service can affect authentication trust, privileged access, and service identity across the business. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MIT krb5 to 1.6.1 or later where applicable.; Apply relevant vendor security updates for packaged Kerberos deployments.; Prioritize kadmind hosts and Kerberos administration infrastructure first..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11135CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- kerberos-kadmind-code-execution(33413)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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