CVE-2019-14844

A flaw was found in, Fedora versions of krb5 from 1.16.1 to, including 1.17.x, in the way a...

7.5 High

CVE-2019-14844 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fedoraproject Fedora, published September 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.44%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

A flaw was found in, Fedora versions of krb5 from 1.16.1 to, including 1.17.x, in the way a Kerberos client could crash the KDC by sending one of the RFC 4556 "enctypes". A remote unauthenticated user could use this flaw to crash the KDC.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.44%Up 2.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2019-14844
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-628
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-5968 7.5

Record: EUVD-2019-5968
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5445-rx9p-gmmp 7.5

A flaw was found in, Fedora versions of krb5 from 1.16.1 to, including 1.17.x, in the way a...

Record: GHSA-5445-rx9p-gmmp
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-628
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2019-14844
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-628
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2019-14844
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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