CVE-2017-11103
HIGHEPSS 92th pctlDescription
Heimdal before 7.4 allows remote attackers to impersonate services with Orpheus' Lyre attacks because it obtains service-principal names in a way that violates the Kerberos 5 protocol specification. In _krb5_extract_ticket() the KDC-REP service name must be obtained from the encrypted version stored in 'enc_part' instead of the unencrypted version stored in 'ticket'. Use of the unencrypted version provides an opportunity for successful server impersonation and other attacks. NOTE: this CVE is only for Heimdal and other products that embed Heimdal code; it does not apply to other instances in which this part of the Kerberos 5 protocol specification is violated.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.
References
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Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2017-11103?
Published advisories record a fix for 5 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2017-11103 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2017-11103 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2017-11103?
CVE-2017-11103 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2017-11103 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for heimdal (Debian), heimdal (Ubuntu), libkrb5-26-heimdal (Ubuntu), samba (Ubuntu), and 1 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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