CVE-2025-26465 Openssh: machine-in-the-middle attack if verifyhostkeydns is enabled

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

CVE-2025-26465

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

CVE-2025-26465

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

CVE-2025-26465

The CVE-2025-26465 issue affects OpenSSH when VerifyHostKeyDNS is enabled. A remote attacker could perform a MITM impersonation by abusing error-code handling during host-key verification, with success contingent on exhausting the client’s memory resources. Affected context is OpenSSH implementat...

CVE-2025-26465 Openssh: machine-in-the-middle attack if verifyhostkeydns is enabled

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

CVE-2025-26465 Openssh: machine-in-the-middle attack if verifyhostkeydns is enabled

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

USN-7270-2 openssh vulnerability

USN-7270-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If that option were enabled, an...

USN-7270-2: OpenSSH vulnerability

USN-7270-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSH. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If that option were enabled, an...

USN-7270-1 openssh vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the OpenSSH client incorrectly handled the non-default VerifyHostKeyDNS option. If that option were enabled, an attacker could possibly impersonate a server by completely bypassing the server identity check. CVE-2025-26465 It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled...

CVE-2025-26465

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

[SECURITY] [DSA 5868-1] openssh security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5868-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 18, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Qualys TRU Discovers Two Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH: CVE-2025-26465 & CVE-2025-26466

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has identified two vulnerabilities in OpenSSH. The first, tracked as CVE-2025-26465, allows an active machine-in-the-middle attack on the OpenSSH client when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. The second, CVE-2025-26466, affects both the OpenSSH client and...

CVE-2025-26465: Detection of Error Condition Without Action

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. Fo...

OpenSSH 9.9p1 Denial of Service / Man-In-The-Middle Vulnerability

OpenSSH versions 6.8p1 to 9.9p1 contain a logic error that allow an on-path attacker a.k.a man-in-the-middle to impersonate any server when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. This option is off by default. OpenSSH versions 9.5p1 to 9.9p1 are vulnerable to a memory/CPU denial of service relat...

OpenSSH 9.9p1 Denial of Service / Man-In-The-Middle

OpenSSH versions 6.8p1 to 9.9p1 contain a logic error that allow an on-path attacker a.k.a man-in-the-middle to impersonate any server when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. This option is off by default. OpenSSH versions 9.5p1 to 9.9p1 are vulnerable to a memory/CPU denial of service relat...

PT-2025-7168

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenSSH versions 6.8p1 through 9.9p1 Description A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled, allowing a machine-in-the-middle attack to be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legitimate server...