Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3119
CVE-2016-3119
Description
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.
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Affected products
89cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 74 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.3:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.14.1
- osv-coords12 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 1.15-1.1+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.3-133.49.109.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.3-133.49.109.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.3-133.49.109.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-28.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99nvdPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00055.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85392nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035399nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.htmlnvd
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