Re: ssh trojaned

From: Dan Cuthbert (dcuthbertat_private)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 03:20:10 PDT

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    since OpenSSH sits on the OpenBSD server, has anyone else checked the sigs of any of the obsd stuff?
    
    
    
    
    * Ron DuFresne (dufresneat_private) tapped away like a .......:
    > 
    > Your safest bet is going to be to get new clean source, it's supposed to
    > have been updated today and recompile and push it out.  The trojaned code
    > is supposed to have hit the openssh site withn the last 2-3 days, limiting
    > the exposure to only those that in that time frame scarfed up the trojaned
    > code.  Analysis of the trojaned codes seems to indicate this nasty runs in
    > the background all the while the trojaned sshd is up, so, I would get new
    > source and recompile and push.  Far better to be safe than sorry.
    > 
    > Thanks,
    > 
    > Ron Dufresne
    > 
    > 
    > On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Steve Wright wrote:
    > 
    > >
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > I'm no programmer so I'm hoping someone can confirm this for me..
    > > I am correct in thinking the trojan currently in OpenSSH portable 3.4p1 only
    > > runs during compilation ?
    > >
    > > ie a copy of ssh compiled using this source will not have anything nasty
    > > build into it ?
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > > Steve.
    > >
    > 
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    > 
    > OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.
    > 
    



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