CVE-2015-2697
N/A
Published: November 9, 2015 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC
9 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxLeap
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The build_principal_va function in lib/krb5/krb/bld_princ.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and KDC crash) via an initial '\0' character in a long realm field within a TGS request.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.14
Affected range stops below 1.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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