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SSH < 3.1.5 / 3.2.2 setsid() Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1969

Synopsis

The remote host may allow users to escalate privileges.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the SSH server which is older than version 3.1.5 or 3.2.2. There is a vulnerability in this version which may allow a user to obtain higher privileges due to a flaw in the way setsid() is used.

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.5, 3.2.2 or higher.

See Also

http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/286

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1969

Family: SSH

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11169

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ssh:ssh2

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1644

BID: 6247