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CVE-2018-6517: Improper Certificate Validation

March 21, 2019 (updated October 3, 2019)

Chloride’s use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user’s known_hosts file without confirmation.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6517

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.3.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Source file

gem/chloride/CVE-2018-6517.yml

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