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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…
Medium6.1EPSS 2.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- FEDORA-2015-2347 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/6609658db0799053fbef0d7d0aa2f1fd68ef32d8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-2382 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-3153 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0439 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:0290 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 72494 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-2498-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:0257 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2015-001-patch-r113.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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