CVE-2014-1692

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1692
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-29 16:02:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-28 18:16:22 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.053410000 probability, percentile 0.902230000 (date 2026-06-02)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a | CWE-119 CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenSSH 'schnorr.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA60184 - IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) OpenSSH J-PAKE Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/102611 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03188 SSRT101487 rev.1 - HP-UX running HP Secure Shell, Remote Denial of S' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
410 Gone af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openbsd.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03409 rev.1 - HP Matrix Operating Environment, Multiple Vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
oss-security - OpenSSH J-PAKE vulnerability (no cause for panic! remain calm!) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVS log for src/usr.bin/ssh/Attic/schnorr.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openbsd.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: OpenSSH J-PAKE vulnerability (no cause for panic! remain calm!) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Error MITRE www.openbsd.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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