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CVE-2026-57914: Apache Kerby: StackOverflow on parsing deeply nested ASN1 structures


From: Colm O hEigeartaigh <coheigea () apache org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:34:16 +0000

Severity: moderate 

Affected versions:

- Apache Kerby (org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1) before 2.1.2

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.

References:

https://directory.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57914


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