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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-0846

CVE-2009-0846

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.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <1.6.4
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.5.7
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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