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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840214
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-566-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssh' package(s) announced via the USN-566-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssh' package(s) announced via the USN-566-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jan Pechanec discovered that ssh would forward trusted X11 cookies when
untrusted cookie generation failed. This could lead to unintended privileges
being forwarded to a remote host.

Affected Software/OS:
'openssh' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4752
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 25628
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25628
Bugtraq: 20070917 FLEA-2007-0055-1 openssh openssh-client openssh-server gnome-ssh-askpass (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479760/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071115 Re: HPSBUX02287 SSRT071485 rev.1 - HP-UX Running HP Secure Shell, Remotely Gain Extended Privileges (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483748/100/200/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1576 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00214.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-02.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02287
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01271085
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT071485
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:236
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280471
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10809
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5599
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249
http://secunia.com/advisories/31575
http://secunia.com/advisories/32241
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3126
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:022 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-566-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3156
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821
XForce ISS Database: openssh-x11cookie-privilege-escalation(36637)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36637
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