CVE-2015-5292 describes a memory leak in the Privilege Attribute Certificate (PAC) responder plugin of System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) versions 1.10 through 1.13.0, affecting Fedora Project SSSD. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service through excessive memory consumption by triggering PAC blob parsing during numerous Kerberos authentications. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity leading to complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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