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CVE-2014-9422

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Publication date:
19/02/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

The check_rpcsec_auth function in kadmin/server/kadm_rpc_svc.c in kadmind in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a kadmin/* authorization check and obtain administrative access by leveraging access to a two-component principal with an initial "kadmind" substring, as demonstrated by a "ka/x" principal.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.10
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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