CVE-2004-0644
MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctlDescription
The asn1buf_skiptail function in the ASN.1 decoder library for MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) 1.2.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain BER encoding.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.
References
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