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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-26 | Published 2026-06-26 | Updated 2026-06-26 | Assigner apache

Problem types

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2.1.2
affected

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7

lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m vendor-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-57914)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-57914)

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