OpenSSH 7.7 < 8.1

high Nessus Plugin ID 130455

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Synopsis

The SSH server running on the remote host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to OpenSSH version 8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130455

File Name: openssh_81.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/1/2019

Updated: 4/16/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/OpenSSH

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-16905

IAVA: 2019-A-0400-S

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