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.

CVSS v3.0

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile

Published

2018-12-20

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150534/knc-Kerberized-NetCat-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/65
• irsl/knc-memory-exhaustion/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2014-7952
• CVE-2014-8757
• CVE-2017-7525
• CVE-2019-10181
• CVE-2019-10182
• CVE-2019-10185