SSH Tectia Client and Server ssh-signer binary privilege escalation
| ssh-tectia-sshsigner-privilege-escalation (39569) |  High Risk |
Description:
An unspecified vulnerability in the ssh-signer binary of the SSH Tectia Client and Server could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.9 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SSH Tectia Client and Server (5.2.4 or 5.3.6 or later), available from the SSH Web site. See References.
References:
- SSH Web site: SSH Communications Security .
- BID-27191: SSH Tectia Client and Server ssh-signer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5616: ssh-signer in SSH Tectia Client and Server 5.x before 5.2.4, and 5.3.x before 5.3.6, on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- SA28247: SSH Tectia Client/Server ssh-signer Unspecified Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1019167: SSH Tectia Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
- US-CERT VU#921339: SSH Tectia Client and Server ssh-signer local privilege escalation
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0078: SSH Tectia Client and Server ssh-signer Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Platforms Affected:
- SSH Tectia Client 5.0
- SSH Tectia Client 5.1.0
- SSH Tectia Client 5.2.0
- SSH Tectia Client 5.2.1
- SSH Tectia Client 5.2.2
- SSH Tectia Client 5.2.3
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.0
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.1
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.2
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.3
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.4
- SSH Tectia Client 5.3.5
- SSH Tectia Server 5.0
- SSH Tectia Server 5.1.0
- SSH Tectia Server 5.2.0
- SSH Tectia Server 5.2.1
- SSH Tectia Server 5.2.2
- SSH Tectia Server 5.2.3
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.0
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.1
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.2
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.3
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.4
- SSH Tectia Server 5.3.5
Reported:
Jan 08, 2008
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