Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5

CVE-2015-8630

The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to…

EPSS: 0.036 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8630?
CVE-2015-8630 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8630?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8630 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.