Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | N/A |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
OpenSSH Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
Vendor | OpenSSH |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU52312
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, when LogVerbose keyword option is enabled with a set of options that activated logging for the low-privileged sandboxed sshd process. A remote user who can exploit the low-privileged process can escape the OpenSSH sendboxing and attack the high-level processes.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires presence of security issue in the low-level process.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenSSH: 8.5p1
External linkshttp://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.6
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.