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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3295

The prep_reprocess_req function in kdc/do_tgs_req.c in the cross-realm referral implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 40.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The prep_reprocess_req function in kdc/do_tgs_req.c in the cross-realm referral implementation in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a ticket request.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
40.34% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mit/kerberos 5
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%23%45%26 October 2026: 40.34%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 40.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.