Vulnerability Note VU#758054
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 6.0 changed case sensitivity of allow and deny lists
Overview
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 6.0 uses different case-sensitivity in evaluating the allow and deny lists as previous versions, potentionally allowing unintended access.
Description
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 6.0, an SSH server from WRQ formerly known as F-Secure SSH server, provides allow and deny lists of regular expressions to configure the set of accounts that should be able to access the host. Prior to 6.0, these regular expressions were evaluated in a case-insensitive manner. In 6.0, the regular expressions are evaluated in a case-sensitive manner, potentionally allowing an attacker to login to previously-denied accounts. |
Impact
A remote attacker may be able to login to previously-denied accounts, if the attacker can authenticate to the account (e.g., he knows the account's password). |
Solution
Upgrade According to WRQ, version 6.0, build 24 of Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server evaluates allow and deny strings in a case-insensitive manner. This restores the prior behavior, but may result in usernames matching the allow list that did not match in prior builds of version 6.0. |
|
Systems Affected (Learn More)
| Vendor | Status | Date Notified | Date Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRQ, Inc. | Affected | - | 30 Aug 2005 |
| F-Secure Corporation | Not Affected | - | 28 Jul 2005 |
CVSS Metrics (Learn More)
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | N/A | N/A |
| Temporal | N/A | N/A |
| Environmental | N/A | N/A |
References
Credit
Thanks to WRQ for reporting this issue.
This document was written by Hal Burch.
Other Information
- CVE IDs: Unknown
- Date Public: 25 Aug 2005
- Date First Published: 31 Aug 2005
- Date Last Updated: 01 Sep 2005
- Severity Metric: 1.01
- Document Revision: 22
Feedback
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.