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CVE-2015-8631
Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow…
Medium6.5EPSS 4.7%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifying a NULL principal name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% 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 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- DSA-3466 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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
- 1034916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0493 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0501 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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