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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-6387
A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd)
8.1100%PoC ×7
CVE-2025-26465
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…
6.88%
CVE-2025-26466
Unauthenticated Memory-Exhaustion DoS in OpenSSH
5.940%

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2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Feb 18, 2025 Vulnerability / Network Security Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenSSH secure networking utility suite that, if successfully exploited, could result in an active machine-in-the-middle (MitM) and a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, respectively, under certain conditions. The vulnerabilities, detailed by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), are listed below -

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