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CVE-2019-12098
In the client side of Heimdal before 7.6.0, failure to...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/heimdal/heimdal/releases/tag/heimdal-7.6.0
- http://www.h5l.org/pipermail/heimdal-announce/2019-May/000009.html
- https://github.com/heimdal/heimdal/commit/2f7f3d9960aa6ea21358bdf3687cee5149aa35cf
- https://github.com/heimdal/heimdal/compare/3e58559...bbafe72
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4455
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GIXEDVVMPD6ZAJSMI2EZ7FNEIVNWE5PD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SLXXIF4LOQEAEDAF4UGP2AO6WDNTDFUB/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
heimdal, fedora, backports sle, leap, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 30, 31, 15.0, 15.1, 42.3, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 15th, 2019
Last Modified:
April 15th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.