CVE-2014-2653

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59855 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133537.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1552.html vendor advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513 exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134026.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2653?
CVE-2014-2653 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2653?
To fix CVE-2014-2653, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2653 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2653 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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