CVE-2016-3119
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3119 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-03-26 01:59:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
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
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.