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OpenBSD Security Update Fixes OpenSSH Security Bypass Issue

Title : OpenBSD Security Update Fixes OpenSSH Security Bypass Issue
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1036
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-31

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A weakness has been identified in OpenBSD, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security restrictions [...]

Solution

Apply patch for OpenBSD 4.1 :
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.1/common/015_openssh.patch

Apply patch for OpenBSD 4.2 :
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.2/common/010_openssh.patch

Apply patch for OpenBSD 4.3 :
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.3/common/001_openssh.patch

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-03-31 : Initial release

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