MEDIUM 6.5 Maven
Apache Kerby vulnerable to denial of service
GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr · CVE-2026-57914
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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
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57914
- WEB https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/commit/0bcd73eb9eb54622b84539b5fc23066057c6b5e8
- PACKAGE https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby
- WEB https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/releases/tag/kerby-all-2.1.2
- WEB https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m
- WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7
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