CVE-2015-3206
The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bad response), or have other unspecified impact by performing a man-in-the-middle…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bad response), or have other unspecified impact by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- apple/pykerberos
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberosPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberosPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.