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Debian DSA-383-2 : ssh-krb5 - possible remote vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15220

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several bugs have been found in OpenSSH's buffer handling. It is not known if these bugs are exploitable, but as a precaution an upgrade is advised.

DSA-383-2: This advisory is an addition to the earlier DSA-383-1 advisory: Solar Designer found four more bugs in OpenSSH that may be exploitable.

Solution

For the Debian stable distribution these bugs have been fixed in version 1:3.4p1-0woody4.

We recommend that you update your ssh-krb5 package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-383

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15220

File Name: debian_DSA-383.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ssh-krb5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0682, CVE-2003-0693, CVE-2003-0695

BID: 8628

CERT: 333628

DSA: 383