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.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10640
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/390280
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2001-08-27
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.00701