krb5: current keys returned when randomizing the keys for a service principal
Published Oct 10, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.62%
Description
The kadm5_randkey_principal_3 function in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13 sends old keys in a response to a -randkey -keepold request, which allows remote authenticated users to forge tickets by leveraging administrative access.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.12.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
krb5
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
krb5
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
krb5
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | krb5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | krb5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | krb5 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 84.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 83.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 51.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 68.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 67.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 63.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 68.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 79.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 57.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0477.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8018 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140132.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00044.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-53.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:224 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70380 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031003 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5351 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1145425 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97028 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/af0ed4df4dfae762ab5fb605f5a0c8f59cb4f6ca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5351
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5351
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