CVE-2015-3206

Published: Aug 25, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.1

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Pykerberos

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Pykerberos	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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