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CVE-2014-9278
The OpenSSH server, as used in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and when running in a Kerberos environment, allows remote…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.8%
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- redhat
Description
The OpenSSH server, as used in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and when running in a Kerberos environment, allows remote authenticated users to log in as another user when they are listed in the .k5users file of that user, which might bypass intended authentication requirements that would force a local login.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 71420 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141204 Re: CVE request: OpenSSH ~/.k5users patch (Fedora and downstreams) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169843 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1867 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.general/15855 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openssh-gssservkrb5-sec-bypass(99090) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141202 CVE request: OpenSSH ~/.k5users patch (Fedora and downstreams) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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