CVE-2009-0845 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 versions 1.5 through 1.6.3, specifically within the spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function when SPNEGO is utilized. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash by sending invalid ContextFlags data in a negTokenInit token. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5-1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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