Lysator LSH Seed-file File Descriptor Leak (deprecated)

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3380

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is running Lysator's LSH, a version of Secure Shell (SSH) that is available for Unix-like platforms. This version of LSH is reported to be vulnerable to a local flaw. Specifically, this version of LSH leaks its file descriptors. A local attacker armed with this knowledge may be able to access confidential data or cause the LSH server to fail.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 3380

Family: SSH

Published: 1/24/2006

Updated: 9/16/2018

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0353

BID: 16357

Detections

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