Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:48:45 -0700 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: security@freebsd.org Subject: OpenSSH: multiple vulnerabilities in the new PAM code Message-ID: <3F705D4D.4070404@tenebras.com>
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This affects only 3.7p1 and 3.7.1p1. The advice to leave PAM disabled is far from heartening, nor is the semi-lame blaming the PAM spec for implementation bugs. I happen to like OPIE for remote access. Subject: Portable OpenSSH Security Advisory: sshpam.adv This document can be found at: http://www.openssh.com/txt/sshpam.adv 1. Versions affected: Portable OpenSSH versions 3.7p1 and 3.7.1p1 contain multiple vulnerabilities in the new PAM code. At least one of these bugs is remotely exploitable (under a non-standard configuration, with privsep disabled). The OpenBSD releases of OpenSSH do not contain this code and are not vulnerable. Older versions of portable OpenSSH are not vulnerable. 2. Solution: Upgrade to Portable OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 or disable PAM support ("UsePam no" in sshd_config). Due to complexity, inconsistencies in the specification and differences between vendors' PAM implementations we recommend that PAM be left disabled in sshd_config unless there is a need for its use. Sites only using public key or simple password authentication usually have little need to enable PAM
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