CVE-2016-3119

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

26/03/2016

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

The process_db_args function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c in the LDAP KDB module in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.13.4 and 1.14.x through 1.14.1 mishandles the DB argument, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request to modify a principal.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

5.30

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.50 LOW
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

3.50

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0.6:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta1::::::
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta2::::::
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.6:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.0.6:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.1.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta1::::::
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2:beta2::::::
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.1:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.3:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.4:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.5:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.2.6:::::::*

CVE-2016-3119

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools