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…

published April 9, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02773 · 86.2th percentile
Published
2009-04-09T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 APR 00:00Z
    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…
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