Intrusion PreventionMIT.Kerberos.ASN.1.Uninitialized.Pointer.Reference
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a memory-corruption vulnerability in the MIT Kerberos server.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software decodes maliciously crafted data. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) versions prior to 1.6.4
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to krb5-1.7 or krb5-1.6.4, available from the following web site:
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/dist/index.html
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 17376 |
| Created | May 14, 2009 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2009-0846 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 62.12% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Other |