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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Kerberos | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2009-002 | Dec 16, 2011 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade krb5 | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 9, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-crypt/mit-krb5. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Hpux | — | Update krb5client.KRB5-RUN-A to the latest versionUpdate krb5client.KRB5IA64SLIB-A to the latest versionUpdate krb5client.KRB5-SHLIB-A to the latest versionUpdate krb5client.KRB5IA32SLIB-A to the latest versionUpdate krb5client.KRB5-64SLIB-A to the latest versionUpdate krb5client.KRB5-PRG-A to the latest version | Aug 11, 2017 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade krb5-32bitUpgrade krb5-apps-clientsUpgrade krb5-apps-serversUpgrade krb5-docUpgrade krb5-clientUpgrade krb5-devel-32bitUpgrade krb5Upgrade krb5-develUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-otpUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-spakeUpgrade krb5-plugin-kdb-ldapUpgrade krb5-x86Upgrade krb5-serverUpgrade krb5-plugin-preauth-pkinit | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libkrb53Upgrade libkadm55 | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 9, 2009 |
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