Improper Input Validation Affecting pam_ssh_agent_auth package, versions <0:0.9.3-5.8.41.amzn1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-PAMSSHAGENTAUTH-1675509
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 27 Mar 2014
Introduced: 27 Mar 2014
CVE-2014-2653 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 pam_ssh_agent_auth to version 0:0.9.3-5.8.41.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-369.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam_ssh_agent_auth package and not the pam_ssh_agent_auth package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66459
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0166.html
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory4.asc
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742513
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2653
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2894
- 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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:068
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:095
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/7
- 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2164-1