Out-of-bounds Read Affecting krb5 package, versions <1.12.1+dfsg-19+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-KRB5-395713
  • published13 Feb 2016
  • disclosed13 Feb 2016

Introduced: 13 Feb 2016

CVE-2015-8629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 krb5 to version 1.12.1+dfsg-19+deb8u2 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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