Resource exhaustion in Secure-Endpoints Kerberised Netcat
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.040 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Secure-endpoints Kerberised_netcat
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9732?
- CVE-2017-9732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Secure-Endpoints Kerberised Netcat, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9732?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9732 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.