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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2026-57914

Apache Kerby: StackOverflow on parsing deeply nested ASN1 structures

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Kerby

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 2.1.2affected

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