Out-of-bounds Read in Mit Kerberos 5
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 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.041 (89.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos_5
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 12
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2697?
- CVE-2015-2697 is a vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. Published 2015-11-09.
- Is CVE-2015-2697 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.