CVE-2018-5709 is a data truncation vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) through version 1.16, stemming from a mismatch in variable size during database operations. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely corrupt trusted Kerberos database dump files, leading to high integrity impact. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5-1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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