CVE-2016-3120
The validate_as_request function in kdc_util.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.6 and 1.4.x before 1.14.3, when restrict_anonymous_to_tgt is enabled, uses an incorrect client data structure, which allows…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The validate_as_request function in kdc_util.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.6 and 1.4.x before 1.14.3, when restrict_anonymous_to_tgt is enabled, uses an incorrect client data structure, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an S4U2Self request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.62% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- mit/kerberos 5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.6% 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://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8458Issue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00035.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.13/
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.14/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92132
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036442
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/93b4a6306a0026cf1cc31ac4bd8a49ba5d034ba7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AWL3KYFRJIX37EAM4DKCQQIQP2WBKL35/
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8458Issue Tracking
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00035.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.13/
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.14/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92132
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036442
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/93b4a6306a0026cf1cc31ac4bd8a49ba5d034ba7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AWL3KYFRJIX37EAM4DKCQQIQP2WBKL35/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.