{"cve":"CVE-2015-2697","nvd":{"published":"2015-11-09T03:59:03.343","modified":"2026-06-17T00:24:34.433","status":"Modified","description":"The build_principal_va function in lib/krb5/krb/bld_princ.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and KDC crash) via an initial '\\0' character in a long realm field within a TGS request.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8252","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00006.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00014.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00022.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3395"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","mit:kerberos_5","opensuse:leap","opensuse:opensuse","oracle:solaris","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-2697","score":0.04017,"percentile":0.90571,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}