CVE-2015-2697
Kerberos 5 Denial of Service (DoS) and Unauthorized Access
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 9, 2015, 3:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 2, 2021, 7:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-2697 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-2697.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2015-2697 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 Patch, Vendor Advisory https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5-1.13.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.14 Added CPE Configuration OR *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:-:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789 Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252 No Types Assigned http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2697 is
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83.54 }} -0.01%
score
0.98006
percentile