VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-9423
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.89%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-02-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor