Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2696
CVE-2015-2696
Description
lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted IAKERB packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.14
- (no CPE)range: <1.14
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 1.15-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-19.1
Patches
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References
10- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/e04f0283516e80d2f93366e0d479d13c9b5c8c2anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90675nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14nvdThird Party Advisory
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