CVE-2016-3119

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3119
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-26 01:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.0 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.1.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.10 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.10.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.10.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.10.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.10.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.11.5 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.12 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.12.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.12.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.12.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.13 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.13.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.13.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.13.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.13.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.14 alpha1 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.14 beta1 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.14 beta2 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.14.0 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.14.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2 beta1 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2 beta2 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.5 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.6 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.7 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.2.8 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3 alpha1 All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.5 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.3.6 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.4.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.4.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.4.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.4.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.5 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.5.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.5.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.5.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.6 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.6.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.6.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.7 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.7.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.4 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.5 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.8.6 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.9 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.9.1 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.9.2 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.9.3 All All All
Application Mit Kerberos 5 1.9.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:0947-1: moderate: Security update for krb5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1072-1: moderate: Security update for krb5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Fix LDAP null deref on empty arg [CVE-2016-3119] · krb5/krb5@08c642c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
MIT Kerberos 5 CVE-2016-3119 NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1265-1] krb5 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
Kerberos Kadmind Null Pointer Dereference in process_db_args() Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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