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CVE-2009-0846

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2009-04-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux EusRedhat Enterprise Linux WorkstationRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux ServerFedoraproject FedoraApple Mac Os XMit Kerberos 5

Weakness Type

CWE-824

References