CVE-2026-57914

medium

Description

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://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-26

Updated: 2026-06-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H