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CVE-2026-57914: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

June 26, 2026

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.

References

  • lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57914

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.2 or above.

Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

Source file

maven/org.apache.kerby/kerby-asn1/CVE-2026-57914.yml

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