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CVE-2017-5243

The default SSH configuration in Rapid7 Nexpose hardware appliances shipped before June 2017 does not specify desired algorithms for key exchange and other important functions. As a result, it falls back to allowing ALL algorithms supported by the relevant version of OpenSSH and makes the installations vulnerable to a range of MITM, downgrade, and decryption attacks.

CVSS 8.5 · HighBuzz score 11.9

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
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5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
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0.0
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0.0
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Evidence

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  • Nexpose appliances were shipped with a weak default SSH configurationSecurity Affairs

    Security experts at Rapid7 have discovered a security issue in the SSH configuration for its Nexpose appliances tracked as CVE-2017-5243. Owners of Nexpose appliances have to apply an update to their systems to fix the issue in the default SSH configuration. The devices were shipped with an SSH configuration that allowed obsolete algorithms to be […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 4, 2017, 7:43 AM

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