FKIE_CVE-2013-4436

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-11-05 18:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
saltstack salt 0.17.0
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      "value": "The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack."
    },
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      "value": "La configuraci\u00f3n por defecto para  salt-ssh en Salt (conocido como SaltStack) 0.17.0 no valida la clave de host SSH de solicitudes, lo que permite a atacantes remotos tener un impacto no especificado a trav\u00e9s de un  ataque man-in-the-middle  (MITM)."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2013-4436",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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