CVE-2015-3206

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

2.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 83.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-08-25 18:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 05:39Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-04-10

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
• CWE-304Missing Critical Step in AuthenticationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ff266c748321331898c964b51c6a9c9da1553f98b7e38e9adeeafca99a2d086b

• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150521 CVE-2015-3206 python-kerberos: checkPassword() does not verify KDC authenticityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223802x_refsource_CONFIRM
• pypi.python.orghttps://pypi.python.org/pypi/kerberosx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com74760http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74760vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• github.comhttps://github.com/apple/ccs-pykerberos/issues/31x_refsource_CONFIRM