SB2014020302 - Information disclosure in OpenSSH
Published: February 3, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014020302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4327)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.