CVE-2016-3119

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    CVE-2016-3119

    Published: 26 Mar 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The process_db_args function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.13.4 and 1.14.x through 1.14.1 mishandles the DB argument, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request to modify a principal.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00055.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85392, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035399, https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- aca1dccda2da25a5f93227fa4db006c379a961b0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0
    1.0.6

    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