CVE-2014-9278
openssh: ~/.k5users unexpectedly grants remote login
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · October 3, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
It was found that when OpenSSH was used in a Kerberos environment, remote authenticated users were allowed to log in as a different user if they were listed in the ~/.k5users file of that user, potentially bypassing intended authentication restrictions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified