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CVE-2007-5939

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2007-12-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The 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.

Affected Platforms

Heimdal Heimdal

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References