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 cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.043 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 (vendor-advisory)
- krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034915 (vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/b863de7fbf080b15e347a736fdda0a82d42f4f6b (Patch)
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.