CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-9422

6.1 MEDIUM Published 2015-02-19 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-02-19
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-284

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.

Affected configurations

• mit kerberos 5 1.11 • mit kerberos 5 1.11.1 • mit kerberos 5 1.11.2 • mit kerberos 5 1.11.3 • mit kerberos 5 1.11.4 • mit kerberos 5 1.11.5 • mit kerberos 5 1.12 • mit kerberos 5 1.12.1 • mit kerberos 5 1.12.2 • mit kerberos 5 1.13

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness

References