Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5
CVE-2010-4020
MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.8.x through 1.8.3 does not reject RC4 key-derivation checksums, which might allow remote authenticated users to forge a (1) AD-SIGNEDPATH or (2) AD-KDC-ISSUED signature, and possibly gain privileges, by leveragi…
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.005 (67.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos_5 — versions 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ADV-2010-3094 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- MDVSA-2010:246 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- FEDORA-2010-18425 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- ADV-2010-3118 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- 20101130 MITKRB5-SA-2010-007 Multiple checksum handling vulnerabilities [CVE-2010-1324 CVE-2010-1323 CVE-2010-4020 CVE-2010-4021] (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- SUSE-SR:2010:023 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4020?
- CVE-2010-4020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2010-12-02.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4020?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-4020 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.