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Debian DSA-1109-1 : rssh - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 22651

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Russ Allbery discovered that rssh, a restricted shell, performs insufficient checking of incoming commands, which might lead to a bypass of access restrictions.

Solution

Upgrade the rssh package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.3-1.sarge.2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=346322

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1109

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22651

File Name: debian_DSA-1109.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rssh, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1320

DSA: 1109