The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 does not properly restrict the use of TGT credentials for armoring TGS requests, which might allow remote authenticated users to impersonate a client by rewriting an inner request, aka a "KrbFastReq forgery issue."
CVE-2010-4021
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 79.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 2, 2010
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (34)
- cve@mitrehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/1035108
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000133.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/69607
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- cve@mitrehttp://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-007.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:246
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514953/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517739/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45122
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024803
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1030-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0007.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libkrb5-3 (1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.7) @ karmic | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
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