CVE-2014-2532

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

4.2

CVSS v3

Description

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.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-266

How to fix

Remediation Available

opensshDebian

Fixed in:1:6.6p1-1CVE-2014-2532

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

4.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2014-2532?

Upgrade openssh on debian 11 to 1:6.6p1-1 or later.

Is CVE-2014-2532 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2014-2532 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2014-2532?

CVE-2014-2532 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2014-2532 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for openssh (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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