CVE-2017-7562

krb5: Authentication bypass by improper validation of certificate EKU and SAN

Published Jul 26, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16567 An authentication bypass flaw was found in the way krb5's certauth interface before 1.16.1 handled the validation of client certificates. A remote attacker able to communicate with the KDC could potentially use this flaw to impersonate arbitrary principals under rare and erroneous circumstances.
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 26, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 25, 2017, 12:00 AM