CVE-2015-8629 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2015-8629

The xdr_nullstring function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos...

Vulnerability 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.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

kerberos 5, linux, solaris, debian linux, leap, opensuse, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.14, 6, 7, 10, 11.3, 7.0, 8.0, 42.1, 13.2, 6.0, 6.7, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7

Timeline

Official Publish: February 13th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.