SB2016050518 - Input validation error in krb5 (Alpine package)
Published: May 5, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050518
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3119)
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request to modify a principal.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5dfc3609c83443f92ad4f2deb320e2e4e8a711bd
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=76d6eeeed0cdb56f21582ac13cede79f99bdc294
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=05938f5d600237226f4ad284a87afe5aaff1d4fb
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=eae060951f5cdbd4a21e710957a7ead3ded138da
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=563219286cc5231fa8d48ce13886e258e632bad5