In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 and later, an authenticated attacker can cause a KDC…
Priority LOW 33CWE-617Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 and later, an authenticated attacker can cause a KDC assertion failure by sending invalid S4U2Self or S4U2Proxy requests.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02397 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 51
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 25 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5-1.13.7 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.4 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5-1.13.7 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Show 41 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.5 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.6 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.4 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10.4 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.4 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.11.5 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.5 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.6 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 alpha1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 beta1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14 beta2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.3 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.4 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.14.5 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.1 beta1 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
| cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.15.1 beta2 | Vulnerable | moos-ivp |
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.11.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.6 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 alpha1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 beta1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 beta2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.3 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.4 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.5 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.1 beta1 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.15.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.1 beta2 Vulnerable ·moos-ivp
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:0666 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatekrb5 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) krb5-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-libs-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-pkinit-1.15.1-18.el7 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-server-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-server-ldap-1.15.1-18.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) krb5-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-libs-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-pkinit-1.15.1-18.el7 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-server-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-server-ldap-1.15.1-18.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) krb5-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7.ppc +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) krb5-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-libs-1.15.1-18.el7 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) krb5-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-devel-1.15.1-18.el7, krb5-libs-1.15.1-18.el7 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0666 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11368
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f95-9vr9-hxf2
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-11368 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11368 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f95-9vr9-hxf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11368 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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