GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr

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    GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr

    Published: 26 Jun 2026Last Modified: 3 Nov 2026

    Summary: Apache Kerby vulnerable to denial of service

    Details: By sending a deeply nested ASN1 structure to a Apache Kerby client or service, it's possible to trigger a StackOverFlow Exception which can lead to denial of service issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57914, https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/commit/0bcd73eb9eb54622b84539b5fc23066057c6b5e8, https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby, https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/releases/tag/kerby-all-2.1.2, https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.apache.kerby/kerby-asn1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.2

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.0-RC1
    1.0.0-RC2
    1.0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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