cve-2014-9278
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-12-06 15:00
Modified
2024-08-06 13:40
Severity ?
Summary
The OpenSSH server, as used in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and when running in a Kerberos environment, allows remote authenticated users to log in as another user when they are listed in the .k5users file of that user, which might bypass intended authentication requirements that would force a local login.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.kerberos.general/15855
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/02/3
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/17
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71420
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1867
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169843
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99090
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