CVE-2016-3119 Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.14.2+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-KRB5-395800
- published 26 Mar 2016
- disclosed 26 Mar 2016
Introduced: 26 Mar 2016
CVE-2016-3119 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
krb5
to version 1.14.2+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5
package and not the krb5
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
The process_db_args function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.13.4 and 1.14.x through 1.14.1 mishandles the DB argument, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request to modify a principal.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3119
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3119
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00055.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035399
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-3119