19141 : OpenSSH GSSAPIAuthentication Credential Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-09-01

Description

OpenSSH contains a flaw that may allow a remote user to gain elevated privileges. The issue occurs when GSSAPIDelegateCredentials is enabled and may delegate GSSAPI credentials to arbitrary users that authenticate using non-GSSAPI methods.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2p1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

OpenSSH
Watch-list
OpenSSH Portable
Watch-list
4.1p1

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-09-06 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_0

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