CentOS Update for openssh CESA-2017:2563 centos6
🗓️ 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882763");
script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-01 06:53:41 +0200 (Fri, 01 Sep 2017)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6210");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-02-07 11:29:00 +0000 (Thu, 07 Feb 2019)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_name("CentOS Update for openssh CESA-2017:2563 centos6");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of openssh");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation
supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes
the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.
Security Fix(es):
* A covert timing channel flaw was found in the way OpenSSH handled
authentication of non-existent users. A remote unauthenticated attacker
could possibly use this flaw to determine valid user names by measuring the
timing of server responses. (CVE-2016-6210)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"openssh on CentOS 6");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2017:2563");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2017-August/022529.html");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "CentOS6")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh", rpm:"openssh~5.3p1~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-askpass", rpm:"openssh-askpass~5.3p1~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-clients", rpm:"openssh-clients~5.3p1~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-ldap", rpm:"openssh-ldap~5.3p1~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-server", rpm:"openssh-server~5.3p1~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pam_ssh_agent_auth", rpm:"pam_ssh_agent_auth~0.9.3~123.el6_9", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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