CVE-2015-2696

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mit.edu
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/e04f0283516e80d2f93366e0d479d13c9b5c8c2a third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-14 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90675 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034084 third party advisory vdb entry
http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8244 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2810-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2696?
CVE-2015-2696 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2696?
To fix CVE-2015-2696, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-2696 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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