CVE-2014-9278 describes a vulnerability in OpenSSH servers, specifically in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 within Kerberos environments. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to impersonate other users if their entry is present in the target user's .k5users file, potentially bypassing intended local login authentication. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in partial integrity impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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