Input validation error - CVE-2016-3119
Published: March 26, 2016 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33628
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3119
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted request to modify a principal.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3119
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00055.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2591.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85392
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035399
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/08c642c09c38a9c6454ab43a9b53b2a89b9eef99
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00040.html