CVE-2017-9732

HIGH

kerberised_netcat < 1.11-1 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via read_packet Memory Exhaustion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.html
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0404
EPSS Percentile 89.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
secure-endpoints/kerberised_netcat < 1.11-1
Published Dec 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026