CVE-2013-6838: Critical severity Enghouseinteractive Ivr Pro vulnerability

Published Jan 28, 2014
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Updated

An unspecified Enghouse Interactive Professional Services "addon product" in Enghouse Interactive IVR Pro (VIP2000) 9.0.3 (rel903), when using OpenVZ and fallback customization, uses the same SSH private key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging knowledge of this key.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Enghouseinteractive Ivr Pro=9.0.3
OpenVZ vzkernel
All of the following
Enghouseinteractive Ivr Pro=9.0.3
OpenVZ vzkernel

Event History

Jan 28, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6838?

The severity of CVE-2013-6838 is rated as critical, with a CVSS score of 10.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-6838?

To mitigate CVE-2013-6838, ensure that each customer installation uses a unique SSH private key.

3

What vulnerability does CVE-2013-6838 exploit?

CVE-2013-6838 exploits the use of the same SSH private key across different installations of Enghouse Interactive IVR Pro.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2013-6838?

CVE-2013-6838 affects customers using the Enghouse Interactive IVR Pro version 9.0.3 with OpenVZ and fallback customization.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2013-6838?

CVE-2013-6838 can allow remote attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems.

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