CVE-2015-8630
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CVE-2015-8630 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.. EPSS estimates a 4.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.1 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.2 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.3 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.4 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.5 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.13 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.13.1 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.13.2 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.13.3 |
| Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.14 |
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- Status
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