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CVE-2009-0845

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3, when SPNEGO is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via invalid ContextFlags data in the reqFlags field in a negTokenInit token.

How to fix

Remediation Available
krb5Debian
Fixed in:1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13CVE-2009-0845
Fixed in:1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13CVE-2009-0845
Fixed in:1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13CVE-2009-0845
Fixed in:1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-13CVE-2009-0845

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

5.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.