CVE-2014-8779

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Published Feb 3, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pexip:pexip_infinity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8609	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.406% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130174/Pexip-Infinity-Non-Unique-SSH-Host-Keys.html
http://www.pexip.com/sites/pexip/files/Pexip_Security_Bulletin_2015-01-02.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534576/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72359

History

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Subscriptions

Pexip Pexip Infinity

Weaknesses

CWE-254

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 3, 2015, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved: Nov 13, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 3, 2015, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

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