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CVE-2009-0847 The asn1buf_imbed function in the ASN.1 decoder in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.3, when PK-INIT is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length....

MediumCVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.8%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

The asn1buf_imbed function in the ASN.1 decoder in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.3, when PK-INIT is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length value that triggers an erroneous malloc call, related to incorrect calculations with pointer arithmetic.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mit kerberos = 5-1.6.3 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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