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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : openssh vulnerability (USN-2164-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73401

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Matthew Vernon discovered that OpenSSH did not correctly check SSHFP DNS records if a server presented an unacceptable host certificate. A malicious server could use this issue to disable SSHFP checking.

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Solution

Update the affected openssh-client package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2164-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73401

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2164-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/8/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openssh-client, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2653

BID: 66459

USN: 2164-1