CVE-2009-0846

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0846
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-09 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-824 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 9 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 4.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0008 ESX Service Console update for krb5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Broken Link
ASA-2009-142 (SUN 256728) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: krb5-1.6.3-16.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: krb5-1.6.3-18.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
rPath update for krb5 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
IBM - IBM NAS (Network Authentication Service) vulnerabilities for DB2 V8.2, V9.1, v9.5 and V9.7. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Broken Link
Novell Kerberos KDC Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Sun Solaris / SEAM Kerberos Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2009-002.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 web.mit.edu Patch, Vendor Advisory
CERT Vulnerability Notes Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02421 SSRT090047 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Kerberos, Remote Denial of Service' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware ESX Server update for krb5 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HTTP 404 Page Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Broken Link
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Fedora update for krb5 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
HTTP 404 Page Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Red Hat update for krb5 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo update for mit-krb5 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- MIT Kerberos 5: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:098 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Security Advisory SA34617 - Ubuntu update for krb5 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
VMSA-2009-0008.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
SUSE update for krb5 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Security Advisory SA34598 - Red Hat update for krb5 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
MIT Kerberos 'asn1_decode_generaltime()' Uninitialized Pointer Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Kerberos ASN.1 GeneralizedTime Decoder Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV02682 SSRT100495 rev.1 - HP OpenVMS running Kerberos, Remote Denial of Ser' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
USN-755-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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