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HP Tru64 SSH Valid User Identification
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24036
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Release Date:
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2007-05-16
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Last Update:
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2007-06-07
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Popularity:
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6,589 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
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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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| OS: | HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2791
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Description:
Andrea Purificato has reported a vulnerability in HP Tru64, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of system information.
The problem is that it is possible to determine whether a user exists on a system or not by measuring the time it takes before a reply is received when connecting to the ssh service with an arbitrary user name.
The vulnerability affects the following versions:
* HP Tru64 UNIX v5.1B-4
* HP Tru64 UNIX v5.1B-3
Solution:
Apply Early Release Patch (ERP) kits.
HP Tru64 UNIX Version v5.1B-4:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/...hid=T64KIT1001208-V51BB26-ES-20070427
HP Tru64 UNIX Version v5.1B-3:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/...hid=T64KIT1001205-V51BB27-ES-20070427
HP Tru64 UNIX Version v5.1B-5 mainstream release patch kit is reportedly being developed.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Andrea Purificato
Changelog:
2007-05-22: Added CVE reference.
2007-06-07: Updated advisory and added additional link.
Original Advisory:
HPSBTU02209 SSRT071323:
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/d...28353475&docId=emr_na-c01007552-1
http://rawlab.mindcreations.com/codes/exp/nix/tru64-sshenum.pl
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