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
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberos - Patch, Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-08-25 18:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2015-3206
Mitre link : CVE-2015-3206
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3206
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                apple
- pykerberos
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-287
                        
            Improper Authentication
