AIX OpenSSH Vulnerability : openssh_advisory4.asc

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76168

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host has a vulnerable version of OpenSSH.

Description

The version of OpenSSH running on the remote host is affected by multiple security bypass vulnerabilities :

- sshd in OpenSSH versions before 6.6 do not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allow a remote attacker to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character. (CVE-2014-2532)

- The verify_host_key function in sshconnect.c in the OpenSSH client for versions 6.6 and earlier allows remote servers to trigger the skipping of SSHFP DNS checking by presenting an unacceptable HostCertificate.
(CVE-2014-2653)

Solution

A fix is available and can be downloaded from the AIX website.

To extract the fixes from the tar file :

zcat OpenSSH_6.0.0.6107.tar.Z | tar xvf -

IMPORTANT : If possible, it is recommended that an mksysb backup of the system be created. Verify it is both bootable and readable before proceeding.

To preview the fix installation :

installp -apYd . OpenSSH_6.0.0.6107

To install the fix package :

installp -aXYd . OpenSSH_6.0.0.6107

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76168

File Name: aix_openssh_advisory4.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: AIX Local Security Checks

Published: 6/20/2014

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3, cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1, cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2532, CVE-2014-2653

BID: 66355, 66459

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