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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-11-06 07:07Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 09:40Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a50e6f85d16c33e7fa8917aa077da629672da54211c7bfa7bb34f09fe019c86c
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201107 [SECURITY] [DLA 2437-1] krb5 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00011.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-32193cbbe6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/73IGOG6CZAVMVNS4GGRMOLOZ7B6QVA7F/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-27b577ab23https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPH2V3WSQTELROZK3GFCPQDOFLKIZ6H5/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202011-17https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-17
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-0df38b2843https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/45KKOZQWIIIW5C45PJVGQ32AXBSYNBE7/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4795https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4795
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0002/
- github.comhttps://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/57415dda6cf04e73ffc3723be518eddfae599bfd
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0001/
- lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- krb5 Fixed in 1.18.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- krb5 Fixed in 1.18.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- krb5 Fixed in 1.18.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.16-2ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.17-6ubuntu4.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.