CVE-2016-3119
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 10.2%Published: 3/26/2016Modified: 11/19/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2016-3119DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3119
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/krb5from 0, < 1.14-r2
- Debian/krb5from 0, < 1.14.2+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |