Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2009-4212
Multiple integer underflows in the (1) AES and (2) RC4 decryption functionality in the crypto library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.3 through 1.6.3, and 1.7 before 1.7.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by providing ciphertext with a length that is too short to be valid.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:7.41%
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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 | 5-1.6.3 |
| mit | kerberos_5 | 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
7.411%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2009-12-04T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2010-01-13T19:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2010-01-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T06:54:10 |
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