FKIE_CVE-2015-2697

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-09 03:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:24
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/f0c094a1b745d91ef2f9a4eae2149aac026a5789Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14Third Party Advisory

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:24:34.433",
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