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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain root remotely >> OpenSSH <= 3.3 Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Checks for the remote SSH version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment You are running a version of OpenSSH which is older than 3.4 There is a flaw in this version that can be exploited remotely to give a possible hacker a shell on this host. Note that several distribution patched this hole without changing the version number of OpenSSH. Since Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote SSH server to perform this check, this might be a false positive. If you are running a RedHat host, make sure that the command : rpm -q openssh-server Returns : openssh-server-3.1p1-6 Solution : Upgrade to OpenSSH 3.4 or contact your vendor for a patch Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 5093 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison |
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