Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-5902 is an old MIT Kerberos 5 issue in RPC authentication handling. A malformed RPC request with an oversized GSS client name length could trigger an integer overflow. The public record says the impact is unknown, so urgency depends on whether any supported or legacy Kerberos RPC/GSS components remain exposed. Exposure is most plausible where MIT Kerberos 5 RPC services or packages using svc_auth_gss are deployed, especially on older Linux distributions. The bundle lists Ubuntu, SUSE, rPath, Gentoo, SecurityFocus, and Secunia references, but does not provide a precise affected-version matrix. Prioritize as a legacy-exposure and patch-verification item, not as a confirmed emergency. Escalate if internet-facing or business-critical systems still run old Kerberos RPC/GSS components, because the impact remains unspecified and remote input is involved. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems running MIT Kerberos 5 or Kerberos RPC/GSS service components.; Review OS vendor advisories for fixed krb5 package versions.; Upgrade affected Kerberos packages using supported vendor channels..
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- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2012CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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