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A vulnerability has been found in SSH up to 3.2.1 (SSH Server Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Process Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
SSH Secure Shell for Servers and SSH Secure Shell for Workstations 2.0.13 through 3.2.1, when running without a PTY, does not call setsid to remove the child process from the process group of the parent process, which allows attackers to gain certain privileges.
The weakness was released 11/25/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1644 since 03/28/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11169 (SSH Secure Shell without PTY setsid() Function Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10710) and Tenable (11169). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 19157.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11169
Nessus Name: SSH Secure Shell without PTY setsid() Function Privilege Escalation
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Timeline
01/01/2002 🔍11/25/2002 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1644 (🔍)
X-Force: 10710
Vulnerability Center: 1532 - SSH Insecure setuid() Call Allows Privilege Elevation by Local Users, High
SecurityFocus: 6247 - SSH Communications SSH Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/31/2014 16:18Updated: 05/10/2019 22:54
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:18 (67), 05/10/2019 22:54 (1)
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