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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.423
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-423-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'krb5' package(s) announced via the DLA-423-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'krb5' package(s) announced via the DLA-423-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
CVE-2015-8629

It was discovered that an authenticated attacker can cause kadmind to read beyond the end of allocated memory by sending a string without a terminating zero byte. Information leakage may be possible for an attacker with permission to modify the database.

CVE-2015-8631

It was discovered that an authenticated attacker can cause kadmind to leak memory by supplying a null principal name in a request which uses one. Repeating these requests will eventually cause kadmind to exhaust all available memory.

Affected Software/OS:
'krb5' package(s) on Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8629
BugTraq ID: 82801
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82801
Debian Security Information: DSA-3466 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3466
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0493
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0493.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0532
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0532.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034914
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0406 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00059.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0501 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00110.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8631
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034916
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