CVE-2015-8629
MIT Kerberos 5 Denial of Service and Information Disclosure
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 13, 2016, 2:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8629 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2015-8629 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914 Added Reference https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/df17a1224a3406f57477bcd372c61e04c0e5a5bb -
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 V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/df17a1224a3406f57477bcd372c61e04c0e5a5bb No Types Assigned https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/df17a1224a3406f57477bcd372c61e04c0e5a5bb Patch, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-200 Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5-1.13.3 *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.13.4 *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.14 up to (excluding) 1.14.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801 [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/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *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:5-1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos:5-1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341 No Types Assigned http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-200 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8629 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8629
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.14 }} -1.21%
score
0.76520
percentile