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CVE-2014-9423

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
3.9% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-9244)
Published
February 19, 2015
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9244 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5
  • mit / kerberos 5

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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