{"cve":"CVE-2015-8629","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-13T02:59:00.133","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:53.117","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["http://krbdev.mit.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=8341","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","mit:kerberos_5","opensuse:leap","opensuse:opensuse","oracle:linux","oracle:solaris","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8629","score":0.03657,"percentile":0.8962,"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."]}