SB2014031803 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in OpenSSH

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SB2014031803 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in OpenSSH

Published: March 18, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014031803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2532)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References