Vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal
CVE-2017-6594
The transit path validation code in Heimdal before 7.3 might allow attackers to bypass the capath policy protection mechanism by leveraging failure to add the previous hop realm to the transit path of issued tickets.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.002 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Heimdal_project Heimdal
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.2, 42.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6594?
- CVE-2017-6594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6594?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.