OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 2.1.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 2.1.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-3259. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 2.1.0 (Connectivity Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled, which allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address, as demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.

The weakness was released 07/22/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3259. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73557 (AIX OpenSSH Advisory: openssh_advisory.asc), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118113 (IBM AIX OpenSSH Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43940), Tenable (73557), SecurityFocus (BID 30339†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020537†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26162†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-45112. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 73557
Nessus Name: AIX OpenSSH Advisory: openssh_advisory.asc
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenSSH 2.1.1

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06/22/2010 +700 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +335 days 🔍
11/29/2024 +3545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openbsd.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43331
X-Force: 43940
SecurityFocus: 30339 - OpenSSH 'X11UseLocalhost' X11 Forwarding Session Hijacking Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1020537
Vulnerability Center: 26162 - OpenBSD OpenSSH Prior to 5.1 Local Forwarded X11 Connections Hijacking Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/29/2024 02:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (58), 02/28/2017 11:14 (9), 08/01/2021 14:24 (4), 08/01/2021 14:26 (1), 11/29/2024 02:06 (17)
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