CVE-2009-0847
EPSS 20.3%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-0847
To remediate CVE-2009-0847, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13 or later
Is CVE-2009-0847 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 20.3%. 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