Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5

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 remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifyin…

EPSS: 0.026 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • DSA-3466 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0406 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • 1034916 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • RHSA-2016:0493 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:0532 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0501 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8631?
CVE-2015-8631 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos_5, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8631?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8631 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.