OpenSSH ForceCommand Bypass Weakness
Secunia Advisory: SA29602
Release Date: 2008-03-31
Last Update: 2008-04-07
Popularity: 4,805 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:OpenSSH 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1657


Description:
A weakness has been reported in OpenSSH, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The weakness is caused due to the improper implementation of the "ForceCommand" directive. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands via the ~/.ssh/rc file even if a "ForceCommand" directive is in effect.

The weakness is reported in versions prior to 4.9 and 4.9p1.

Solution:
Update to version 4.9 or 4.9p1.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2008-04-07: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=120692745026265&w=2


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