28159 : SSH Tectia Management Agent sshd Restart Local Privilege Escalation
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6 months ago

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Disclosure

Aug 24, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Aug 24, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

SSH Communications Security SSH Tectia Manager contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the legitimate sshd process has stopped, and a malicious user runs a separate program named sshd. When "Restart" is selected in the management server, the illegitimate sshd process is discovered via a process listing, and the binary is restarted with root privileges, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

This vulnerability can be exploited only if the real managed sshd process isn't running when the user controlled program is executed.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.3, 2.2.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

SSH Communications Security
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SSH Tectia Manager
Watch-list
2.1.2

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  • SSH Communications Security - SSH Communications Security

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