Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23492Privilege Escalation
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
openssh is vulnerable privilege escalation. When ssh was unable to create untrusted cookie, ssh used a trusted cookie instead, possibly allowing the administrative user of a untrusted remote server, or untrusted application run on the remote server, to gain unintended access to a users local X server.
References
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191321
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01271085
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
secunia.com/advisories/27399
secunia.com/advisories/29420
secunia.com/advisories/30249
secunia.com/advisories/31575
secunia.com/advisories/32241
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-02.xml
securityreason.com/securityalert/3126
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-399.htm
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:236
www.openssh.com/txt/release-4.7
www.redhat.com/security/data/openssh-blacklist.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0855.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479760/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483748/100/200/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25628
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-566-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3156
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2821
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0855
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280471
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36637
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1706
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10809
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5599
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00214.html
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P