Out-of-bounds Read Affecting krb5-devel package, versions <0:1.10.3-42z1.el6_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KRB5DEVEL-2504203
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:6 krb5-devel to version 0:1.10.3-42z1.el6_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-0493.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream krb5-devel package and not the krb5-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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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