CVE-2014-2653
6.5 MEDIUMThe verify_host_key function in sshconnect.c in the client in OpenSSH 6.6 and earlier allows remote servers to trigger the skipping of SS...
Published: 2014-03-27 · Last updated: 2026-05-28
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh |
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2653
- [Other]http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
- [Other]http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
- [Other]http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134026.html
- [Other]http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133537.html
- [Other]http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
- [Other]http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7
- [Other]http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1552.html
- [Other]http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/59855
- [Other]http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095
- [Other]http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459
- [Other]http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1
- [Exploit reference]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513
- [Other]http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
- [Other]http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
- [Other]http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134026.html
- [Other]http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133537.html
- [Other]http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
- [Other]http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7
- [Other]http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1552.html
- [Other]http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0425.html
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/59855
- [Other]http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095
- [Other]http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459
- [Other]http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1
- [Exploit reference]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513
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