Privilege escalation in OpenBSD OpenSSH
CVE-2014-2532
sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD OpenSSH — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
- Oracle Communications User Data Repository — versions 10.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- secunia.com/advisories/59855 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57574 (third-party-advisory)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0143.html
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57488 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- secunia.com/advisories/59313 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2532?
- CVE-2014-2532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2014-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2014-2532?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-2532 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.