The 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.
Published 2009-04-09 00:30:00
Updated 2024-02-09 03:21:59
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2009-0846

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0846

62.53%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0846

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-0846

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-0846

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