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CVE-2006-5989
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 4.0%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=136650 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23251 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23681 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1247 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 21214 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206736 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23820 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- apache-modauthkerb-offbyone-bo(30456) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 1017348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- GLSA-200701-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10051 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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