Vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5
CVE-2014-9422
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mit Kerberos 5 — versions 1.11, 1.11.1, 1.11.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151437.html (vendor-advisory)
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0794.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/6609658db0799053fbef0d7d0aa2f1fd68ef32d8
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151103.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3153 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00044.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72494 (vdb-entry)