CVE-2014-2653

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    CVE-2014-2653

    Published: 27 Mar 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html, http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc, 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513, 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://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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