VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.04% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- secure-endpoints/kerberised netcat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/elric1/knc/commit/f237f3e09ecbaf59c897f5046538a7b1a3fa40c1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.