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CVE-2019-12098

Published: May 15, 2019Updated: Apr 15, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In the client side of Heimdal before 7.6.0, failure to verify anonymous PKINIT PA-PKINIT-KX key exchange permits a man-in-the-middle attack. This issue is in krb5_init_creds_step in lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-295

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
HeimdalOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
opensuse
oss-project·DE
backports sleOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
heimdal project
commercialaka heimdal
heimdalOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12098
security-tracker.debian.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GIXEDVVMPD6ZAJSMI2EZ7FNEIVNWE5PD/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SLXXIF4LOQEAEDAF4UGP2AO6WDNTDFUB/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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