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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1766-1 | New krb5 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-755-1 | Kerberos vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:48:52.589Z
Reserved: 2009-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-0845
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-03-27T16:30:02.157
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-0845
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN