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>> FortressSSH "SSH_MSG_KEXINIT" Message Logging Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : FortressSSH "SSH_MSG_KEXINIT" Message Logging Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1820
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2421
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-05-16
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A vulnerability has been identified in FortressSSH, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error when logging a specially crafted SSH_MSG_KEXINIT message received from an SSH client, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system via a malicious client.
Affected Products
FortressSSH version 4.0.7.20 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1820
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Gerry Eisenhaur
ChangeLog
2006-05-16 : Initial release
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