CVE-2014-9422
EPSS 0.79%Published: 2/19/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9422
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 packages (1)
- Debian/krb5from 0, < 1.12.1+dfsg-17