SSH Tectia pathname parsing privilege escalation

ssh-tectia-pathname-privilege-escalation (28566) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

SSH Tectia Client, Server, Connector, and Manager running on Microsoft Windows could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by a vulnerability regarding an unquoted Windows search path. A local attacker with permissions to create a file in the system root or the "Program Files" directory could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious executable that would be executed with SYSTEM privileges once the affected SSH Tectia process starts.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 7
  Access Vector: Local
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 5.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

Remedy:

Refer to SSH Company News August 23, 2006 for patch or upgrade information See References.

References:

  • SSH Communications Security Web site: SSH - Products - SSH Tectia Manager.
  • SSH Company News August 23, 2006 : SSH Tectia Windows Pathname Parsing Vulnerability.
  • BID-19679: SSH Tectia Windows Path Specification Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-4315: Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in multiple SSH Tectia products, including Client/Server/Connector 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 and Client/Server before 4.4.5, and Manager 2.12 and earlier, when running on Windows, might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious program file under Program Files or its subdirectories.
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016743: SSH Tectia Client/Server/Connector/Manager Pathname Parsing Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

Platforms Affected:

  • SSH Tectia Client 4.0
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.0.1
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.0.3
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.0.4
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.0.5
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.2
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.2.1
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.1
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.1J
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.2
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.3
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.4
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.5
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.6
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.7
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.3.8K
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4.1
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4.2
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4.3
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4.4
  • SSH Tectia Client 4.4.5
  • SSH Tectia Client 5.0
  • SSH Tectia Client 5.0.1
  • SSH Tectia Connector 5.0
  • SSH Tectia Connector 5.0.1
  • SSH Tectia Manager 1.3
  • SSH Tectia Manager 1.4
  • SSH Tectia Manager 2.1.2
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.0
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.0.3
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.0.4
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.0.5
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.2.1
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.1
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.2
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.3
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.4
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.5
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.6
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.3.7
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.4
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.4.2
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.4.3
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.4.4
  • SSH Tectia Server 4.4.5
  • SSH Tectia Server 5.0
  • SSH Tectia Server 5.0.1

Reported:

Aug 23, 2006

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