KTH Kerberos IV and Kerberos V (Heimdal) for Telnet clients do not encrypt connections if the server does not support the requested encryption, which allows remote attackers to read communications via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1443 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-26 | 0.70% | 1.09% | +0.39% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.63% | 0.70% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.63% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| kth | kth_kerberos | 4 | cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| kth | kth_kerberos | 5 | cpe:2.3:a:kth:kth_kerberos:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://josefsson.org/ktelnet/kerberos-telnet.html | Exploit |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/390280 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10640 |