CVE-2014-1692

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The hash_buffer function in schnorr.c in OpenSSH through 6.4, when Makefile.inc is modified to enable the J-PAKE protocol, does not initialize certain data structures, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an error condition.

Affected products

OpenSSH: through 6.4

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/29/10
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/29/2
http://osvdb.org/102611
http://secunia.com/advisories/60184
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1020637
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/Attic/schnorr.c.diff?r1=1.9%3Br2=1.10%3Bf=h
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/schnorr.c#rev1.10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90819
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2

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