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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…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 2.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 19% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- USN-2164-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 59855 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX03188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 66459 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140326 CVE request: openssh client does not check SSHFP if server offers certificate (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-6380 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-2894 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1552 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-6569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2014:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-2685 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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