CVE-2015-8631

Multiple memory leaks in kadmin/server/server_stubs.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a request specifying a NULL principal name.

• CWE-772

• http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466Third Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8343Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466Third Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/83ed75feba32e46f736fcce0d96a0445f29b96c2Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Feb 13, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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