Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 19, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9423
CVE-2014-9423
Description
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.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.11.5, <=1.12.2, <1.13.1
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/krb5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/krb5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 1.15-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.12.1-9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151103.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151437.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00016.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00044.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.htmlnvd
- web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2015-001-patch-r113.txtnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3153nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72503nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1nvd
- github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/5bb8a6b9c9eb8dd22bc9526751610aaa255ead9cnvd
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