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CVE-2017-9732

The read_packet function in knc (Kerberised NetCat) before 1.11-1 is vulnerable to denial of service (memory exhaustion) that can be exploi…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

The read_packet function in knc (Kerberised NetCat) before 1.11-1 is vulnerable to denial of service (memory exhaustion) that can be exploited remotely without authentication, possibly affecting another services running on the targeted host.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

  • github.com /elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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