CVE-2016-3119

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3119
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-3119.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-3119
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-03-26T01:59:05Z
Modified
2025-11-01T07:31:56Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The processdbargs function in plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdbldap/ldapprincipal2.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.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/krb5/krb5

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/krb5/krb5
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99

Database specific

vanir_signatures

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        "target": {
            "file": "src/plugins/kdb/ldap/libkdb_ldap/ldap_principal2.c",
            "function": "process_db_args"
        },
        "source": "https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99"
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        "target": {
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Git / github.com/krb5/krb5-appl

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/krb5/krb5-appl
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected