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OpenSSH Privilege Separation Monitor Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22771
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Release Date:
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2006-11-08
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Popularity:
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11,998 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | OpenSSH 3.x
OpenSSH 4.x
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Description:
A weakness has been reported in OpenSSH, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The weakness is caused due to an error within the privilege separation monitor, which may weaken the authentication process.
Reportedly, the weakness can only be exploited in combination with other vulnerabilities.
The weakness is reported in version 4.4. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to OpenSSH 4.5.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://www.openssh.org/txt/release-4.5
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