CVE-2017-7562 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-7562

Vendor Mit
Product krb5
Weakness CWE-295
Published July 26, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 26, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated

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