CVE-2015-8631

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*

Configuration 5 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343 - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2 - Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-02-13 02:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-8631

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8631

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8631

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_server
enterprise_linux_server_aus
enterprise_linux_server_tus
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_eus
enterprise_linux_desktop

mit

kerberos_5

opensuse

opensuse
leap

debian

debian_linux

oracle

linux

CWE

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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6.5 /10

Attack Vector NETWORK

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4.0 /10

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