10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-4212
MIT Kerberos 5 AES and RC4 Decryption Disable Integer Underflow
Description

Multiple integer underflows in the (1) AES and (2) RC4 decryption functionality in the crypto library in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.3 through 1.6.3, and 1.7 before 1.7.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by providing ciphertext with a length that is too short to be valid.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 21, 2020, 3:45 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4212 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_5
2 Mit kerberos
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
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-2009-4212.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033915.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/033919.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497213107107&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38080
http://secunia.com/advisories/38108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38126
http://secunia.com/advisories/38140
http://secunia.com/advisories/38184
http://secunia.com/advisories/38203
http://secunia.com/advisories/38696
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275530-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021779.1-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-881-1
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2009-004.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1969
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:006
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37749
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023440
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0096
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0129
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545015 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11272
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7357
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8192
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0029.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8192 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11272 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7357 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8192 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7357 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11272 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2010

    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-2009-4212 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-2009-4212 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

12.01 }} -0.14%

score

0.95362

percentile

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