CVE-2009-0845
MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctlDescription
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 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
- krbdev.mit.edu
- lists.apple.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- security.gentoo.org
- sunsolve.sun.com
- support.apple.com
- support.avaya.com
- support.novell.com
- support.novell.com
- web.mit.edu
- wiki.rpath.com
- wiki.rpath.com
- www-01.ibm.com
- mandriva.com
- redhat.com
- securityfocus.com
- securityfocus.com
- securityfocus.com
- securitytracker.com
- ubuntu.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- oval.cisecurity.org
- oval.cisecurity.org
- redhat.com
- redhat.com
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-3400 | Critical | 10.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2021-45105 | Medium | 5.9 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-44228 | Critical | 10.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21985 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2018-7600 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2020-3452 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
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