According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of OpenSSH prior to 4.5. Versions before 4.5 are affected by the following vulnerabilities :
A client-side NULL pointer dereference, caused by a protocol error from a malicious server, which could cause the client to crash. (CVE-2006-4925)
A privilege separation vulnerability exists, which could allow attackers to bypass authentication. The vulnerability is caused by a design error between privileged processes and their child processes. Note that this particular issue is only exploitable when other vulnerabilities are present. (CVE-2006-5794)
An attacker that connects to the service before it has finished creating keys could force the keys to be recreated. This could result in a denial of service for any processes that relies on a trust relationship with the server. Note that this particular issue only affects the Apple implementation of OpenSSH on Mac OS X. (CVE-2007-0726)
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(44077);
script_version("1.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/27");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4925", "CVE-2006-5794", "CVE-2007-0726");
script_bugtraq_id(20956);
script_name(english:"OpenSSH < 4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks for remote SSH version");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SSH service is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its banner, the remote host is running a version of
OpenSSH prior to 4.5. Versions before 4.5 are affected by the
following vulnerabilities :
- A client-side NULL pointer dereference, caused by a
protocol error from a malicious server, which could
cause the client to crash. (CVE-2006-4925)
- A privilege separation vulnerability exists, which could
allow attackers to bypass authentication. The
vulnerability is caused by a design error between
privileged processes and their child processes. Note
that this particular issue is only exploitable when
other vulnerabilities are present. (CVE-2006-5794)
- An attacker that connects to the service before it has
finished creating keys could force the keys to be
recreated. This could result in a denial of service for
any processes that relies on a trust relationship with
the server. Note that this particular issue only affects
the Apple implementation of OpenSSH on Mac OS X.
(CVE-2007-0726)"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/kb/TA24626?locale=en_US");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssh.com/security.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to OpenSSH 4.5 or later.
For Mac OS X 10.3, apply Security Update 2007-003.
For Mac OS X 10.4, upgrade to 10.4.9.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/11/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/11/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/10/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2024 Tenable, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_dependencies("openssh_detect.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/OpenSSH");
script_require_ports("Services/ssh", 22);
exit(0);
}
include('backport.inc');
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');
var port = get_service(svc:'ssh', default:22, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
var app_info = vcf::openssh::get_app_info(app:'OpenSSH', port:port);
vcf::check_all_backporting(app_info:app_info);
var constraints = [
{'fixed_version': '4.5'}
];
vcf::openssh::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);