What is GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr?

GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Apache Kerby vulnerable to denial of service

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr cover?

GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-57914. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr?

GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr?

GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr affects 1 product, including: maven/org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1:\u003c 2.1.2.

GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhrMediumCVSS 6.5

Apache Kerby vulnerable to denial of service

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 26, 2026

Last Modified

November 3, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-57914 →

📋 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.

🎯 Affected products1

maven/org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1:< 2.1.2

🔗 References (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57914
https://lists.apache.org/thread/w98h2q8wz0bq97vhz4vf55hqomcb2j1m
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/26/7
https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/commit/0bcd73eb9eb54622b84539b5fc23066057c6b5e8
https://github.com/apache/directory-kerby/releases/tag/kerby-all-2.1.2
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6vc-x4v4-hjhr