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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200305-01
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          PACKAGE : openssh
          SUMMARY : timing attack leads to information disclosure
             DATE : 2003-05-02 10:03 UTC
          EXPLOIT : remote
VERSIONS AFFECTED : =openssh-3.6.1_p2
              CVE : CAN-2003-0190

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Mediaservice.net has discovered a bug in OpenSSH that allows attackersto identify valid users on vulnerable systems.

Read the full advisory at 


SOLUTION

It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
net-misc/openssh upgrade to openssh-3.6.1_p2 as follows:

emerge sync
emerge openssh
emerge clean

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aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at   
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Gentoo: openssh Information disclosure vulnerability

Mediaservice.net has discovered a bug in OpenSSH that allows attackersto identify valid users on vulnerable systems.

Summary


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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200305-01
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Mediaservice.net has discovered a bug in OpenSSH that allows attackersto identify valid users on vulnerable systems.

Read the full advisory at 


SOLUTION

It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
net-misc/openssh upgrade to openssh-3.6.1_p2 as follows:

emerge sync
emerge openssh
emerge clean

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aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at   
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Resolution

References

Availability

Concerns

Severity
PACKAGE : openssh
SUMMARY : timing attack leads to information disclosure
DATE : 2003-05-02 10:03 UTC
EXPLOIT : remote
VERSIONS AFFECTED : =openssh-3.6.1_p2
CVE : CAN-2003-0190

Synopsis

Background

Affected Packages

Impact

Workaround

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