CVE-2025-3576
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.9 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Apr 15, 2025
CWE ID 328
Summary
CVE-2025-3576 is a vulnerability affecting the MIT Kerberos implementation. It enables an attacker to spoof GSSAPI-protected messages using RC4-HMAC-MD5 due to weaknesses in MD5 checksum design. If RC4 encryption is preferred over stronger types, an attacker can exploit MD5 collision vulnerabilities to forge message integrity codes, potentially leading to unauthorized message tampering. This issue poses a significant risk and underscores the importance of updating to more secure encryption methods.
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Affected Products
- MIT Kerberos
Affected Vendors
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology