Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20158629000
Revision Date:2016-02-12Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8629 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8629
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'krb5' package in bionic is not affected (note: '1.14.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1').
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