CVE-2015-8631

MEDIUM

MIT Kerberos 5 < 1.13.4 and 1.14.x < 1.14.1 - Authenticated Denial of Service via NULL Principal Name Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifying a NULL principal name.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0221
EPSS Percentile 84.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-772
Status published
Products (29)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
mit/kerberos_5 < 1.13.4
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
oracle/linux 6
oracle/linux 7
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 6.7
... and 19 more
Published Feb 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026