8.1
HIGH
CVE-2015-3206
Kerberos Authentication Man-In-The-Middle Attack (Unvalidated KDC)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3206 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple pykerberos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-3206.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3206 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802
    Added Reference https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31
    Added Reference https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:pykerberos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:pykerberos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:pykerberos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:pykerberos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos No Types Assigned https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 No Types Assigned https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:pykerberos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} 0.06%

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0.64009

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