CVE-2009-0845
EPSS 19.3%
Description
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via invalid ContextFlags data in the reqFlags field in a negTokenInit token.
How to fix CVE-2009-0845
To remediate CVE-2009-0845, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 or later
Is CVE-2009-0845 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 19.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13