8137 : Dropbear SSH Server DSS Verification Failure Remote Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-07-16

Keywords

CSCsh79629

Description

Dropbear contains a flaw related to uninitialised variables in the DSS (Digital Signature Standard) verification code. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Location Unknown
Attack Type: Attack Type Unknown
Impact: Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.43 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Coyote Linux

2.10

Dropbear

0.42

References

Bugtraq ID: 10803
Secunia Advisory ID: 12153
ISS X-Force ID: 16810
CVE ID: 2004-2486 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 8137
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080213-phone.shtml
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
Vendor URL: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
http://www.coyotelinux.com/
Other Advisory URL: http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html

Tools & Filters

	14234

Credit

Arne Bernin -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-10-26 | Disagree?

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