CVE-2014-9422
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-9422 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-02-19 11:59:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mit | Kerberos 5 | 1.13 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | web.mit.edu | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: krb5-1.12.2-14.fc21 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| MIT krb5 kadmind CVE-2014-9422 Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0257-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: krb5-1.11.5-18.fc20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Fix kadmind server validation [CVE-2014-9422] · krb5/krb5@6609658 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| USN-2498-1: Kerberos vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:069 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:0255-1: moderate: Security update for krb5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0290-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3153-1 krb5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2015-001-patch-r113.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | web.mit.edu | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.