CVE-2015-2698 is a memory corruption vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) versions 1.14 pre-release 2015-09-14, specifically within the iakerb_gss_export_sec_context function. This flaw, an incorrect fix for a previous vulnerability, allows remote authenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts by interacting with applications using gss_export_sec_context. With a CVSS score of 8.5, it is considered high severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity requiring authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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