Description
Multiple integer underflows in the (1) AES and (2) RC4 decryption functionality in the crypto library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.3 through 1.6.3, and 1.7 before 1.7.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by providing ciphertext with a length that is too short to be valid.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1969-1 | New krb5 packages fix denial of service |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-881-1 | Kerberos vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:10.078Z
Reserved: 2009-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-4212
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-01-13T19:30:00.607
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-4212
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN