CVE-2010-0628 json
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in the SPNEGO GSS-API functionality in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka kr…
published 2010-03-25 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0659
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The spnego_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in the SPNEGO GSS-API functionality in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.7 before 1.7.2 and 1.8 before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via an invalid packet that triggers incorrect preparation of an error token.
Patch / fix
- krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8+dfsg-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0628
- krb5 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.15-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0628 updated cvss 7.8
krb5: Assertion failure in GSSAPI SPNEGO mechanism (MITKRB5-SA-2010-002)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/38904
vdb-entry, patch
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-916-1
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/510281/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=566258
- web.mit.edu /kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2010-002.txt
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secunia.com
/advisories/39023
third-party-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/839413
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-0628
- NVD CVE-2010-0628
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