CVE-2015-8629
krb5: xdr_nullstring() doesn't check for terminating null character
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · January 8, 2016
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the kadmind service of MIT Kerberos. An authenticated attacker could send a maliciously crafted message to force kadmind to read beyond the end of allocated memory, and write the memory contents to the KDC database if the attacker has write permission, leading to information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer