CVE-2014-9421 describes a critical use-after-free and double-free vulnerability in the auth_gssapi_unwrap_data function of MIT Kerberos 5 versions through 1.11.5, 1.12.x through 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.1. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service (daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending malformed XDR data, specifically impacting services like kadmind. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (Critical), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_5:1.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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