CVE-2009-0844

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 09 Apr 2009, 00:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 04:48

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
5.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.43% LOW
3% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Apr 2009, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 04:48
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The get_input_token function in the SPNEGO implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted length value that triggers a buffer over-read.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.43%• Percentile: 88%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • mit•kerberos

    5-1.6.3

  • mit•kerberos_5

    na | 1.5 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.6 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2

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