What is CVE-2019-25017?

CVE-2019-25017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Krb5-appl, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-25017?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-25017 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Mit Krb5-appl

CVE-2019-25017

An issue was discovered in rcp in MIT krb5-appl through 1.0.3. Due to the rcp implementation being derived from 1983 rcp, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rcp client only performs cursory vali…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mit Krb5-appl
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25017?: CVE-2019-25017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Krb5-appl, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-25017?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-25017 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.