Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8629
CVE-2015-8629
Description
The xdr_nullstring function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 does not verify whether '\0' characters exist as expected, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/df17a1224a3406f57477bcd372c61e04c0e5a5bbnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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