CVE-2014-8650 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in python-requests-Kerberos through version 0.5, affecting Debian Linux and the requests-kerberos project. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS, stems from a failure to properly handle mutual authentication, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) over a network with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:requests-kerberos_project:requests-kerberos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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