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CVE-2015-2697
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…
Medium4.0EPSS 4.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 77581 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:1897 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1034084 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1997 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1928 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3395 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-2810-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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