6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7562
Krb5 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.

INFO

Published Date :

July 26, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7562 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Mit kerberos_5
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-2017-7562.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100511 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0666 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7562 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/1de6ca2f2eb1fdbab51f1549a25a6903aefcc196 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/50fe4074f188c2d4da0c421e96553acea8378db2 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/b7af544e50a4d8291524f590e20dd44430bf627d Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7562 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances. An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7562 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485510 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-295
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-287
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances. An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7562 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485510 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-295
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-287
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5-1.16.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.16.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-287
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-295
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/1de6ca2f2eb1fdbab51f1549a25a6903aefcc196 No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/1de6ca2f2eb1fdbab51f1549a25a6903aefcc196 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100511 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0666 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0666 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7562 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7562 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694 No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/b7af544e50a4d8291524f590e20dd44430bf627d No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/b7af544e50a4d8291524f590e20dd44430bf627d Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/50fe4074f188c2d4da0c421e96553acea8378db2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/pull/694/commits/50fe4074f188c2d4da0c421e96553acea8378db2 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5-1.16.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0666 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100511 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.21 }} -0.09%

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0.57911

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