VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3206

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability2.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references