Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8631
CVE-2015-8631
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2nvdPatchThird 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/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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