// For flags

CVE-2015-2696

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2810-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

15.9%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

14
*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted IAKERB packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.

lib/gssapi/krb5/iakerb.c en MIT Kerberos 5 (también conocido como krb5) en versiones anteriores a 1.14 confía en un manejo de contexto inapropiado, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (lectura de puntero incorrecto y caída de proceso) a través de un paquete IAKERB manipulado que no es manejado correctamente durante una llamada a gss_inquire_context.

It was discovered that the Kerberos kpasswd service incorrectly handled certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It was discovered that Kerberos incorrectly handled null bytes in certain data fields. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-03-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-11-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-18: DEPRECATED: Source Code
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (14)