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CVE-2015-3206

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 2.37% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2015-3206
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
2.37%

Original NVD Description

The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bad response), or have other unspecified impact by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.

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