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A vulnerability was found in Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH Server up to 0.42 (SSH Server Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component SSH Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The DSS verification code in Dropbear SSH Server before 0.43 frees uninitialized variables, which might allow remote attackers to gain access.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2008. The weakness was published 07/16/2004 by Arne Bernin (Website). The advisory is available at matt.ucc.asn.au. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2486 since 10/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14234 (Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Remote Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 0.43 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16810) and Tenable (14234). Similar entries are available at 35213, 60899, 85266 and 100037.

Productinfo

Type

• SSH Server Software

Vendor

• Matt Johnston

Name

• Dropbear SSH Server

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32
• 0.33
• 0.34
• 0.35
• 0.36
• 0.37
• 0.38
• 0.39
• 0.40
• 0.41
• 0.42

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 14234
Nessus Name: Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Remote Privilege Escalation
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 864529
OpenVAS Name: Dropbear SSH Server DSS verification code Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Dropbear SSH Server 0.43

Timelineinfo

07/16/2004 🔍
07/21/2004 +4 days 🔍
07/26/2004 +4 days 🔍
08/09/2004 +14 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +9 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +135 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +298 days 🔍
02/13/2008 +841 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +2581 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: matt.ucc.asn.au
Researcher: Arne Bernin
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2004-2486 (🔍)
X-Force: 16810
Vulnerability Center: 5123 - Dropbear< 0.43 Allows Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 10803 - Dropbear SSH Server Digital Signature Standard Unspecified Authentication Vulnerability
Secunia: 12153
OSVDB: 8137 - Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Remote Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2008-0543

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 06/05/2019 11:42
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (74), 06/05/2019 11:42 (4)
Complete: 🔍

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