CVE-2006-5989
N/A
Published: November 20, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMod Auth Kerb
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (15)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-14.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1247Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:218Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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