CVE-2009-0844

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-04-09
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The get_input_token function in the SPNEGO implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted length value that triggers a buffer over-read.

See more information about CVE-2009-0844 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (krb5)	ELSA-2009-0408	2009-04-07