CVE-2007-5901

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.9)—
Use-after-free vulnerability in the gss_indicate_mechs function in lib/gssapi/mechglue/g_initialize.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: this might be the result of a typo in the source code.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 6.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.47%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 39
Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)

MIT — Kerberos 5
CWEs

CWE-399
References

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