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CVE-2015-2697

The build_principal_va function in lib/krb5/krb/bld_princ.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of ser…

Impact

The build_principal_va function in lib/krb5/krb/bld_princ.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and KDC crash) via an initial '\0' character in a long realm field within a TGS request.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MitKerberos 5
before 1.14
OracleSolaris
Version 11.3
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
OpensuseLeap
Version 42.1
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 13.1, 13.2
SuseLinux Enterprise Desktop
Version 12
SuseLinux Enterprise Server
Version 12
SuseLinux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Version 12

Weakness classification

References