VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-2653
The verify_host_key function in sshconnect.c in the client in OpenSSH 6.6 and earlier allows remote servers to trigger the skipping of SSHFP DNS RR checking by presenting an unacceptable HostCertificate.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The verify_host_key function in sshconnect.c in the client in OpenSSH 6.6 and earlier allows remote servers to trigger the skipping of SSHFP DNS RR checking by presenting an unacceptable HostCertificate.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.99% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134026.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133537.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1552.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59855
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513Exploit
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134026.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133537.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1552.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59855
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.