CVE-2026-57914 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

By sending a deeply nested ASN1 structure to a Apache Kerby client or service, it's possible to trigger a StackOverFlow Exception which can lead to denial of service issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Kerby

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1.2

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m

History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		By sending a deeply nested ASN1 structure to a Apache Kerby client or service, it's possible to trigger a StackOverFlow Exception which can lead to denial of service issues. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.2, which fixes this issue.
Title		Apache Kerby: StackOverflow on parsing deeply nested ASN1 structures
Weaknesses		CWE-400
References		https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-06-26T11:28:26.849Z

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:02:47.091Z

Reserved: 2026-06-26T10:30:20.861Z

Link: CVE-2026-57914

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:02:40.375Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-400

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