CVE-2016-3119
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 39.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-03-26 01:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-03-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a88d090b416e2b1f8755c43dc66322585e2e60510bd4669578a669230d179e2f
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1072http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00055.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180131 [SECURITY] [DLA 1265-1] krb5 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html
- www.securitytracker.com1035399http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035399
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0947http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00007.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2591http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html
- www.securityfocus.com85392http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85392
- github.comhttps://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- krb5 Fixed in 1.14.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- krb5 Fixed in 1.14.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- krb5 Fixed in 1.14.2+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu5.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- krb5 Fixed in 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.