CVE-2015-2695
krb5 - security update
EPSS 4.6%
Description
lib/gssapi/spnego/spnego_mech.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.14 relies on an inappropriate context handle, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer read and process crash) via a crafted SPNEGO packet that is mishandled during a gss_inquire_context call.
How to fix CVE-2015-2695
To remediate CVE-2015-2695, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.13.2+dfsg-3 or later
- Debian/krb5—upgrade to 1.8.3+dfsg-4squeeze10 or later
- —upgrade to 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u4 or later
Is CVE-2015-2695 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.13.2+dfsg-3
- from 0, < 1.8.3+dfsg-4squeeze10
- from 0, < 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u4