High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9732

Description

The read_packet function in knc (Kerberised NetCat) before 1.11-1 is vulnerable to denial of service (memory exhaustion) that can be exploited remotely without authentication, possibly affecting another services running on the targeted host.

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Affected products

Elric1/KncOSV2 versions
1.6, 1.6.1, 1.7, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.7, …
- (no CPE)range: <1.11-1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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