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SSH Tectia Server Insecure Private Key Permissions

Secunia Advisory:	SA15894
Release Date:	2005-07-01
Last Update:	2005-07-19

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Exposure of sensitive information
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	SSH Secure Shell for Windows Servers 3.x SSH Tectia Server 4.x

CVE reference:	CVE-2005-2146 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A security issue has been reported in SSH Tectia Server and SSH Secure Shell for Windows Servers, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. The problem is that insecure file permissions are set on generated host identification keys, which allows anyone to read the Windows server's host identification key. Solution: Update to SSH Tectia Server 4.3.2. http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/tectia-server/updates-and-packages-4-3.html Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by vendor. Changelog: 2005-07-12: Added CVE reference. 2005-07-19: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Original Advisory: SSH Communications Security: http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/653/ Other References: US-CERT VU#973635: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973635



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