The get_input_token function in the SPNEGO implementation in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.5 through 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly obtain sensitive information via a crafted length value that triggers a buffer over-read.
CVE-2009-0844
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 4.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.8MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 32EG Risk 32/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity58% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 4.3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
April 9, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (78)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34594
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34617
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34622
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34628
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34630
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34637
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34640
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34734
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-09.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256728-1
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-142.htm
- cve@mitrehttp://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5047180.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-0844(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libkadm55 (1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-3ubuntu0.1) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | krb5-0:1.6.1-31.el5_3.3 | 2009-04-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| krb5 | — |
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|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | — |
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Debian:4.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | 1.4.4-7etch1 ... 1.4.4-7etch6 (6 versions) |
| — |
Debian:5.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| krb5 | 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-5 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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