CVE-2015-8631

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    CVE-2015-8631

    Published: 13 Feb 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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 specifying a NULL principal name.

    References: http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916, https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html, https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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