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
- Mit Kerberos_5
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.7, 7.2, 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.6
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.