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Dropbear SSH Server < 2012.55 RCE

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6338

Synopsis

The remote ssh service is affected by a remote code execution (RCE) attack vector.

Description

Dropbear, an SSH server, is installed on the remote host. Versions of Dropbear SSH prior to 2012.55 contain a flaw that might allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the remote host with root privileges if they are authenticated using a public key and command restriction is enforced.

Solution

Upgrade to Dropbear SSH 2012.55 or later.

See Also

https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES

https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/818108bf7749

https://www.mantor.org/~northox/misc/CVE-2012-0920.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 6338

Family: SSH

Published: 2/29/2012

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 58183

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:matt_johnston:dropbear_ssh_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0920

BID: 52159