Alpine: multiple openssh packages: security update to 6.6-r1 (deprecated)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401190

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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.
(CVE-2014-2653)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 401190

Version: Revision 1.25

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2653

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2653

BID: 66459

Detections

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