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CVE-2014-2532

openssh: AcceptEnv environment restriction bypass flaw

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 15, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was found that OpenSSH did not properly handle certain AcceptEnv parameter values with wildcard characters. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended environment variable restrictions.

Statement

This issue affects the version of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle, https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/

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 · 2.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-138 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements