# CVE-2014-9422: Auth bypass in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks in MIT Kerberos kadmind to gain administrative access by using specific principal names.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9422, GHSA-8qhp-h7xw-f46m, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9422

## What is CVE-2014-9422?

CVE-2014-9422 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 19 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9422?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mit Kerberos 5.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9422?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-9422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5

- [CVE-2011-0285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0285/): Use after free in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0947/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-5902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5902/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4743/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3999/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9422 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9422 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 19 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mit Kerberos 5. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9422/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9422/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9422
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9422
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9422

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