Security Update: [CSSA-2002-SCO.11] Open UNIX, UnixWare: OpenSSH channel code vulnerability

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    	    Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory
    
    Subject:		Open UNIX, UnixWare: OpenSSH channel code vulnerability
    Advisory number: 	CSSA-2002-SCO.11
    Issue date: 		2002 March 12
    Cross reference:	CSSA-2002-SCO.10
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    1. Problem Description
    
    	A  bug exists in the  channel code  of  OpenSSH  versions  2.0
    	though 3.0.2.
    
    	Existing users can use this bug  to gain root privileges.  The
    	ability to exploit this vulnerability without an existing user
    	account  has  not  yet  been  proven,  but  it  is  considered
    	possible.  A  malicious ssh server could also  use this bug to
    	exploit a connecting vulnerable client.
    						
    
    2. Vulnerable Supported Versions
    
    	Operating System	Version		Affected Files
    	------------------------------------------------------------------
    	UnixWare		7.1.1		all ssh distribution files
    	Open UNIX		8.0.0		all ssh distribution files
    
    
    3. Workaround
    
    	None.
    
    
    4. Open UNIX, UnixWare
    
      4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries
    
    	ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/
    
    
      4.2 Verification
    
    	MD5 (openssh-3.1p1.pkg) = 795ce670574cfad348996be551cd498e
    
    	md5 is available for download from
    		ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/tools/
    
    
      4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries
    
    	Upgrade the affected binaries with the following commands:
    
    	Download openssh-3.1p1.pkg to the /tmp directory
    
    	# pkgadd -d /tmp/openssh-3.1p1.pkg
    
    
    5. References
    
    	http://www.pine.nl/advisories/pine-cert-20020301.txt
    
    	This and other advisories are located at
    		http://stage.caldera.com/support/security
    
    	This advisory addresses Caldera Security internal incidents
    	sr861335, fz520314, erg711983.
    
    
    6. Disclaimer
    
    	Caldera International, Inc. is not  responsible for the misuse
    	of  any of  the  information we provide on  our website and/or
    	through our  security advisories. Our advisories are a service
    	to  our customers  intended to promote secure installation and
    	use of Caldera International products.
    
    
    7. Acknowledgements
    
    	Joost  Pol  <joostat_private>  discovered  and  researched  this
    	vulnerability.
    
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