CVE-2014-8779 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof management nodes via man-in-the-middle attacks due to shared SSH host keys across installations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-8779?

CVE-2014-8779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pexip Pexip Infinity, published on 3 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pexip Infinity before 8 uses the same SSH host keys across different customers' installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Management and Conferencing Nodes by leveraging these keys.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8779?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pexip Pexip Infinity.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Pexip Pexip Infinity vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jm9r-r7jq-fwxw.

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