CVE-2014-9422

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9422
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-19 11:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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

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