CVE-2014-1692

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 29, 2014 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 6.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (11)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141576985122836&w=2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/29/10
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/29/2
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/102611
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/60184

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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