4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0847
Kerberos 5 ASN.1 Decoder Buffer Overflow
Description

The asn1buf_imbed function in the ASN.1 decoder in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.6.3, when PK-INIT is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length value that triggers an erroneous malloc call, related to incorrect calculations with pointer arithmetic.

INFO

Published Date :

April 9, 2009, 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0847 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mit kerberos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0847.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34594
http://secunia.com/advisories/34617
http://secunia.com/advisories/34622
http://secunia.com/advisories/34628
http://secunia.com/advisories/34637
http://secunia.com/advisories/34640
http://secunia.com/advisories/34734
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-09.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256728-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-142.htm
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047180.html
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047181.html
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2009-001.txt Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396120
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/662091
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:098
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502526/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502546/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34408
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021993
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-755-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0960
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0976
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1057
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2084
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2248
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6387
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00205.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00206.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34594
http://secunia.com/advisories/34617
http://secunia.com/advisories/34622
http://secunia.com/advisories/34628
http://secunia.com/advisories/34637
http://secunia.com/advisories/34640
http://secunia.com/advisories/34734
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-09.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256728-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-142.htm
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047180.html
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047181.html
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2009-001.txt Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396120
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/662091
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:098
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502526/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502546/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34408
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021993
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-755-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0960
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0976
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1057
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2084
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2248
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6387
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00205.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00206.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0847 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0847 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124896429301168&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34594
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34617
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34622
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34628
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34637
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34640
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34734
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-09.xml
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256728-1
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-142.htm
    Added Reference http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047180.html
    Added Reference http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047181.html
    Added Reference http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2009-001.txt
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0058
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/662091
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:098
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502526/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502546/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34408
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021993
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-755-1
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0960
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0976
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1057
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1106
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2084
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2248
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21396120
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6387
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00205.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00206.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502546/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502526/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502546/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502526/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6387 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6387 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0847 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0847 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.96 }} -1.60%

score

0.91926

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability