CVE-2015-2695

5.0 MEDIUM 6% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 6.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2015-11-09 03:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 6.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2015-11-09 03:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:24 UTC
Exploit probability: 6.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-763
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mit Kerberos 5 < 1.14
Oracle Solaris 11.3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10
Debian Linux 7.0
Debian Linux 8.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record