CVE - CVE-2015-3206

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-3206	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bad response), or have other unspecified impact by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20150521 CVE-2015-3206 python-kerberos: checkPassword() does not verify KDC authenticity URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 CONFIRM:https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 CONFIRM:https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos BID:74760 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20150410	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150410)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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