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CVE-2014-9423

The svcauth_gss_accept_sec_context function in lib/rpc/svc_auth_gss.c in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) 1.11.x through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1 transmits uninitialized interposer data to clients, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory by sniffing the network for data in a handle field.

Published

2015-02-19T11:59:07.500

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11.1 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11.2 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11.3 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11.4 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.11.5 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.12 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.12.1 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.12.2 Yes
Application mit kerberos_5 1.13 Yes
References