CVE-2014-9423 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain sensitive heap memory data from MIT Kerberos 5 due to uninitialized data transmission.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9423?
CVE-2014-9423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mit Kerberos 5, published on 19 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mit Kerberos 5.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9423?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mit Kerberos 5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9423, GHSA-c8r5-76c4-8w9w, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9423.