Secunia Logo
Netsikker nu! 2008
 
OpenBSD update for openssh
Secunia Advisory: SA18798
Release Date: 2006-02-13
Popularity: 6,310 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:OpenBSD 3.x

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:CVE-2006-0225


Description:
OpenBSD has issued an update for openssh. This fixes a weakness, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA18579

Solution:
Apply patches.

OpenBSD 3.8:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/005_ssh.patch

OpenBSD 3.7:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/011_ssh.patch

Original Advisory:
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ssh

Other References:
SA18579:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18579/


Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

7th Oct, 2008
New advisories: 19
New vulnerabilities: 68
Updated advisories: 62

Moderately // 385 views
Debian update for php5
Moderately // 310 views
Atarone CMS Multiple Vulnerabilities
Moderately // 339 views
Debian update for squid
Less // 335 views
SUSE update for mercurial
Moderately // 384 views
SUSE update for openssh
Less // 312 views
Fedora update for mediawiki

Solutions | More...  


Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. ArticleBeach Script "page" File Inclusion Vulnerability // 75 views
2. phpBB "url" bbcode Script Insertion Vulnerability // 58 views
3. phpBB BBcode "url" Script Insertion Vulnerability // 53 views
4. phpBB Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities // 45 views
5. Juniper Products Neighbor Discovery Protocol Neighbor Solicitation Vulnerability // 28 views
6. MetaGauge Directory Traversal Vulnerability // 27 views
7. Debian update for php5 // 26 views
8. Atarone CMS Multiple Vulnerabilities // 25 views
9. SUSE update for dovecot and graphicsmagic // 25 views
10. HP-UX NFS/ONCplus Denial of Service Vulnerability // 24 views