ghsa-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr

CVSS 6.5 osv_maven
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.

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Last Modified
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr/GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr.json"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1",
        "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.kerby/kerby-asn1"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "1.0.0-RC1",
        "1.0.0-RC2",
        "1.0.1",
        "1.1.0",
        "1.1.1",
        "2.0.0",
        "2.0.1",
        "2.0.2",
        "2.0.3",
        "2.1.0",
        "2.1.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-57914"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-11-03T21:52:33Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-26T12:16:33Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr",
  "modified": "2026-11-03T22:00:04.067960771Z",
  "published": "2026-06-26T12:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57914"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/commit/0bcd73eb9eb54622b84539b5fc23066057c6b5e8"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/releases/tag/kerby-all-2.1.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.2",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Kerby vulnerable to denial of service"
}
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