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CVE-2009-0845 The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service....

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 5.6%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via invalid ContextFlags data in the reqFlags field in a negTokenInit token.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mit kerberos = 5-1.6.3 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.5 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.5.1 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.5.2 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.5.3 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.6 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.6.1 No fix listed
mit kerberos 5 = 1.6.2 No fix listed
debian/krb5(Debian:12) < 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13
debian/krb5(Debian:13) < 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13
debian/krb5(Debian:14) < 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13

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