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 exploited remotely without authentication, possibly affecting another services running on the targeted host.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 88%
VendorProductVersion
secure-endpointskerberised_netcat
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< 1.11-1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65
https://github.com/elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1
https://github.com/irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65
https://github.com/elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1
https://github.com/irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/