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CVE-2007-0956

The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain system access via a username beginning with a '-' character, a similar issue to CVE-2007-0882.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 29.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The telnet daemon (telnetd) in MIT krb5 before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain system access via a username beginning with a '-' character, a similar issue to CVE-2007-0882.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
29.84% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-306
Affected
mit/kerberos 5 · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.