CVE-2018-5709

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.16. There is a variable "dbentry->n_key_data" in kadmin/dbutil/dump.c that can store 16-bit data but unknowingly the developer has assigned a "u4" variable to it, which is for 32-bit data. An attacker can use this vulnerability to affect other artifacts of the database as we know that a Kerberos database dump file contains trusted data.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
81%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 16, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

Affected Packages

(22 across 22 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.11(1)
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krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.12(1)
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krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.13(1)
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krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.15(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.16(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb5—1.15.3-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb51.18.3-6 ... 1.22.1-3 (33 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb51.20.1-2 ... 1.22.1-3 (23 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb51.21.3-5 ... 1.22.1-3 (6 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
krb51.21.3-5, 1.22.1-1, 1.22.1-2, 1.22.1-2.1, 1.22.1-3——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-5709?
CVE-2018-5709 is a high vulnerability published on January 16, 2018. An issue was discovered in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.16. There is a variable "dbentry->nkeydata" in kadmin/dbutil/dump.c that can store 16-bit data but unknowingly the developer has assigned a "u4" variable to it, which is for 32-bit data. An attacker can use this vulnerability to affect…
When was CVE-2018-5709 disclosed?
CVE-2018-5709 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 16, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-5709 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-5709 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 19.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5709?
CVE-2018-5709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-5709?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-5709, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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