Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5
CVE-2020-28196
MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.17.2 and 1.18.x before 1.18.3 allows unbounded recursion via an ASN.1-encoded Kerberos message because the lib/krb5/asn.1/asn1_encode.c support for BER indefinite lengths lacks a recursion limit.
EPSS: 0.044 (90.0th 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:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos_5
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Cloud_backup
- Netapp Oncommand_insight
- Netapp Oncommand_workflow_automation
- Netapp Snapcenter
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_policy — versions 1.14.0
- Oracle Communications_offline_mediation_controller — versions 12.0.0.3.0
- Oracle Communications_pricing_design_center — versions 12.0.0.3.0
- Oracle Mysql_server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28196?
- CVE-2020-28196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28196?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.