CVE-2010-0628
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in the SPNEGO GSS-API functionality in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.2 and 1.8 before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in the SPNEGO GSS-API functionality in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.2 and 1.8 before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via an invalid packet that triggers incorrect preparation of an error token.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.33% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mit/kerberos 5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39023
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-002.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/839413US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510281/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38904Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-916-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566258
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39023
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-002.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/839413US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510281/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38904Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-916-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566258
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.