What is CVE-2010-1323?

CVE-2010-1323 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2010-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2010-1323?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2010-1323 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos

CVE-2010-1323

MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, and 1.8.x through 1.8.3 does not properly determine the acceptability of checksums, which might allow remote attackers to modify user-visible prompt text, modify a response to a Key Distribution Center (KDC), or forge a KRB-SAFE message via certain checksums that (1) are unkeyed or (2) use RC4 keys.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2010-12-02 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mit Kerberos — versions 5-1.5.4
Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.3.3, 1.6.2, 1.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3094 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/051999.html (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45118 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
kb.vmware.com/kb/1035108
secunia.com/advisories/46397 (third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3118 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1323?: CVE-2010-1323 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2010-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2010-1323?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2010-1323 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.