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| Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11169 |
| Category: | Gain root remotely |
| Title: | SSH setsid() vulnerability |
| Summary: | Checks for the remote SSH version |
| Description: | You are running a version of SSH which is older than version 3.1.5 or 3.2.2. There is a bug in that version which may allow a user to obtain higher privileges due to a flaw in the way setsid() is used. Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of SSH See also : http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/286/ Risk factor : High |
| Cross-Ref: |
BugTraq ID: 6247 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1644 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#740619 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740619 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6247 XForce ISS Database: ssh-setsid-privilege-elevation(10710) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/10710 |
| Copyright | This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison |
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