Double Free in Mit Kerberos_5
CVE-2017-11462
Double free vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving automatic deletion of security contexts on error.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.011 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos_5 — versions 1.14, 1.14.1, 1.14.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 25, 26
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11462?
- CVE-2017-11462 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11462?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11462 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.