Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1 package, versions [,2.1.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEKERBY-17817219
  • published4 Jul 2026
  • disclosed26 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-57914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-776  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.kerby:kerby-asn1 to version 2.1.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') through the processing of a deeply nested ASN.1 structure. An attacker can cause a stack overflow and disrupt service availability by sending specially crafted data to the affected client or service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1