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CVE-2026-119079 Details

Description

decode_sequence_of() in lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.11 and later grows the decoded element array one entry at a time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption in the KDC) by sending an unauthenticated AS-REQ or TGS-REQ with a large number of elements in a SEQUENCE OF field over TCP.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-119079	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479231	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-408	Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification	[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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