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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-5989
Off-by-one error in the der_get_oid function in mod_auth_kerb 5.0 allows...
Vulnerability Description
Off-by-one error in the der_get_oid function in mod_auth_kerb 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Kerberos message that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the component array.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=136650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23681
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21214
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23023
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23820
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0746.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30456
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:218
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017348
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4633
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-14.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10051
Affected Vendor
mod auth kerb
View all reports →Affected Software
mod auth kerb
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 20th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.