CVE-2015-2698

krb5: IAKERB context export/import

Published Nov 13, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 8.5 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The iakerb_gss_export_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.14 pre-release 2015-09-14 improperly accesses a certain pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by interacting with an application that calls the gss_export_sec_context function. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2015-2696.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2788 The iakerb_gss_export_sec_context function in lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.14 pre-release 2015-09-14 improperly accesses a certain pointer, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by interacting with an application that calls the gss_export_sec_context function. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2015-2696.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2810-1 Kerberos vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 24, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 13, 2015, 3:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 1, 2015, 12:00 AM