Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2015-8629

Disclosure Date: February 13, 2016
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Description

The xdr_nullstring function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 does not verify whether ‘\0’ characters exist as expected, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.3 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.6
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • mit,
  • opensuse,
  • oracle,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 7.0,
  • debian linux 8.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux eus 6.7,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux eus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.4,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server aus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.2,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.3,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.6,
  • enterprise linux server tus 7.7,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • kerberos 5,
  • leap 42.1,
  • linux 6,
  • linux 7,
  • opensuse 13.2,
  • solaris 10,
  • solaris 11.3
Technical Analysis