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CVE-2015-2696

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl
7.1
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted IAKERB packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.

CWE-18

How to fix

Remediation Available
krb5Debian
Fixed in:1.13.2+dfsg-3CVE-2015-2696
Fixed in:1.13.2+dfsg-3CVE-2015-2696
Fixed in:1.13.2+dfsg-3CVE-2015-2696
Fixed in:1.13.2+dfsg-3CVE-2015-2696
krb5Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-admin-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-kdcUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-kdc-ldapUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-otpUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-pkinitUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
krb5-userUbuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libgssapi-krb5-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libgssrpc4Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libk5crypto3Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libkadm5clnt-mit9Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libkdb5-7Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libkrad0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libkrb5-3Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1
libkrb5support0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.2USN-2810-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

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