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CVE-2014-1692

openssh: uninitialized variable use in J-PAKE implementation

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Severity

Critical

Red Hat Product Security

9.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · January 29, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6, as the code for J-PAKE support is not compiled into the Red Hat shipped binaries.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE not specified