security flaw
Published Nov 20, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.73%
Description
Off-by-one error in the der_get_oid function in mod_auth_kerb 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Kerberos message that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in the component array.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
mod_auth_kerb-0:5.0-1.3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0746
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | mod_auth_kerb-0:5.0-1.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0746 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03732) | 89.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03622) | 88.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04337) | 88.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.24% (0.03239) | 86.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 14.09% (0.14095) | 95.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 14.09% (0.14095) | 95.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 11.65% (0.11651) | 94.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 12.37% (0.12367) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 10.32% (0.10324) | 94.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 10.38% (0.10384) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 9.05% (0.09046) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.80% (0.08803) | 93.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23023 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23251 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23681 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23820 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017348 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1247 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:218 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0746.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21214 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4633 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5989 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=136650 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206736 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618232 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30456 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5989
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10051 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5989
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