8137 : Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Privilege Escalation
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about 1 year ago

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Disclosure
Jul 16, 2004

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 CSCsh79629

Description

 Dropbear contains a flaw related to uninitialised variables in the DSS (Digital Signature Standard) verification code. No further details have been provided.

Classification

 Location: Unknown Location
Attack Type: Unknown
Impact: Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 0.43 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Vortech Consulting, LLC
Watch-list
Coyote Linux
Watch-list
 2.10
Matt Johnston
Watch-list
Dropbear
Watch-list
 0.42

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