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CVE-2015-8629
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…
Medium5.3EPSS 3.7%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% 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 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- DSA-3466 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 82801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0406 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0493 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1034914 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/df17a1224a3406f57477bcd372c61e04c0e5a5bb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0501 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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