Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2009-0846
The asn1_decode_generaltime function in lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_decode.c in the ASN.1 GeneralizedTime decoder in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an invalid DER encoding that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:8.90%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mit | kerberos_5 | all |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 9, 10 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 3.0, 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 4.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
8.898%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-03-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2009-04-09T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2009-04-07 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T04:48:52 |
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