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.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1766-1 | New krb5 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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USN-755-1 | Kerberos vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:48:52.498Z
Reserved: 2009-03-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0846

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-04-09T00:30:00.267
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-0846


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