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ALPINE-CVE-2015-8629

ALPINE-CVE-2015-8629 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

The xdr_nullstring function in lib/kadm5/kadm_rpc_xdr.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 does not verify whether '\0' characters exist as expected, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.4krb51.11-r1, 1.13-r1, 1.11.2-r1

Timeline

  • Feb 13, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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