#VU29242 Key management errors in heimdal - CVE-2019-12098 

 

#VU29242 Key management errors in heimdal - CVE-2019-12098

Published: June 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29242
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12098
CWE-ID: CWE-320
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
heimdal
Software vendor:
Heimdal Software

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Heimdal fails to verify anonymous PKINIT PA-PKINIT-KX key exchange within the krb5_init_creds_step() function in lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c. A remote attacker can perform a MitM attack against the Heimdal client.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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