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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00794

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control

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Affected Products & Versions

mit kerberos 5all versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.1

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

Published to NVD19 Feb 2015 · 11:59 AM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10004-1
usnUSN-2498-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0257-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:0794Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2015:0439Moderate
Show all 7 vendor advisoriessuse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0290-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0290-2

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151103.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151437.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00016.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00044.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0439.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0794.html

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/2015-001-patch-r113.txt

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2015-001.txtVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3153

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:069

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72494

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2498-1

https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/6609658db0799053fbef0d7d0aa2f1fd68ef32d8

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