CVE-2009-0846

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 9, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-0846: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix