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diff --git a/glsa-200602-11.xml b/glsa-200602-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..76a7f3d0afef --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200602-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200602-11"> + <title>OpenSSH, Dropbear: Insecure use of system() call</title> + <synopsis> + A flaw in OpenSSH and Dropbear allows local users to elevate their + privileges via scp. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">OpenSSH</product> + <announced>February 20, 2006</announced> + <revised>February 20, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>119232</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/openssh" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.2_p1-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.2_p1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="net-misc/dropbear" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.47-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.47-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenSSH is a free application suite consisting of server and + clients that replace tools like telnet, rlogin, rcp and ftp with more + secure versions offering additional functionality. Dropbear is an SSH + server and client designed with a small memory footprint that includes + OpenSSH scp code. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + To copy from a local filesystem to another local filesystem, scp + constructs a command line using 'cp' which is then executed via + system(). Josh Bressers discovered that special characters are not + escaped by scp, but are simply passed to the shell. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + By tricking other users or applications to use scp on maliciously + crafted filenames, a local attacker user can execute arbitrary commands + with the rights of the user running scp. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenSSH users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openssh-4.2_p1-r1"</code> + <p> + All Dropbear users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dropbear-0.47-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0225">CVE-2006-0225</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:22:40 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:29:22 +0000"> + frilled + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:03:36 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |