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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Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-146-1 | krb5 security update |
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DSA-3153-1 | krb5 security update |
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EUVD-2014-9243 | 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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USN-2498-1 | Kerberos vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:40.890Z
Reserved: 2014-12-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-9422

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-02-19T11:59:06.657
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-9422


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