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CVE-2015-8630

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  • Published2016-02-13

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Description

The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-02-1302:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Mit kerberos 5
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.12= 1.12no fix published
1.12= 1.12.1no fix published
1.12= 1.12.2no fix published
1.12= 1.12.3no fix published
1.12= 1.12.4no fix published
1.12= 1.12.5no fix published
1.13= 1.13no fix published
1.13= 1.13.1no fix published
1.13= 1.13.2no fix published
1.13= 1.13.3no fix published
1.14= 1.14no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.3 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2016-02-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8630?

The (1) kadm5_create_principal_3 and (2) kadm5_modify_principal functions in lib/kadm5/srv/svr_principal.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.12.x and 1.13.x before 1.13.4 and 1.14.x before 1.14.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by specifying KADM5_POLICY with a NULL policy name.

Is CVE-2015-8630 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2015-8630 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8630?

CVE-2015-8630 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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