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Medium
CVE-2015-2695
lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies...
Vulnerability Description
lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted SPNEGO packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/b51b33f2bc5d1497ddf5bd107f791c101695000d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8244
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90687
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
kerberos 5, solaris, ubuntu linux, debian linux, leap, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 11.3, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 42.1, 13.1, 13.2, 11, 12
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 9th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.