CVE-2015-8629

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-01-08

Description


The xdr_nullstring function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in kadmind inMIT 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.

See more information about CVE-2015-8629 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 2.1 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: Requires single instance Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (krb5)ELSA-2016-04932016-03-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (krb5)ELSA-2016-05322016-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.3 (krb5)OVMSA-2016-00392016-03-22
Oracle VM version 3.4 (krb5)OVMSA-2016-00392016-03-22



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