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CVE-2015-8629

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2016 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
12 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopLeap

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
7.08.0
Kerberos 5· Mit
95%
v < 1.13.41.14 ≤ v < 1.14.1
Affected range stops below 1.13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.14.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%
42.1
openSUSE· openSUSE
95%
13.2
Linux· Oracledrupal
95%
67
Solaris· Oraclerubygems
95%
1011.3
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.07.0
Enterprise Linux Eus· Red Hatrpm
95%
6.77.27.37.47.57.67.7
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.07.0
Enterprise Linux Server Aus· Red Hatrubygems
95%
7.27.37.47.67.7

References (11)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

CVSS

5.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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