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OpenSSH < 4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701166
Synopsis
The remote SSH server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of OpenSSH is prior to 4.2 and is affected by the following vulnerabilities:- X11 forwarding may be enabled unintentionally when multiple forwarding requests are made on the same session, or when an X11 listener is orphaned after a session goes away. (CVE-2005-2797)
- GSSAPI credentials may be delegated to users who log in using something other than GSSAPI authentication if 'GSSAPIDelegateCredentials' is enabled. (CVE-2005-2798)
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSH version 4.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 701166
Family: SSH
Published: 8/21/2019
Updated: 8/21/2019
Nessus ID: 19592
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.5
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh
Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2797, CVE-2005-2798