topic Re: OpenSSH bug in Operating System - HP-UX

OpenSSH bug

jmb — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:45:37 GMT

This has just been reported in the last day or so (trusecure). Does anyone know how/if this affects the HP ports?

Re: OpenSSH bug

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:53:56 GMT

HP Secure Shell Version 3.50 is based on Openssh 3.5.

Any bug found in openssh v 3.5.x is likely to affect HP's version, unless HP caught it and corrected it during the port.

It would be safe to assume that if HP found and corrected the bug they'd have reported it.

SEP

Re: OpenSSH bug

John Henrikson — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:37:23 GMT

The latest version on software.hp.com is
HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.61.001
posted only a few days ago..
I too need to know if this fixes the recent bug or if they'll need to patch it..
thanks!
John H.

Re: OpenSSH bug

Berlene Herren — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:55:29 GMT

Hello Everyone concerned about this bug... I have asked our security-alert team and they are investigating. I will post their answer as soon as I get it, unless they post before then :-)

Regards,
Berlene

Re: OpenSSH bug

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:24:57 GMT

If there is a bug found in whatever version of HP openssh that Secure Shell has been based on, it is very likely to be in HP's port as well.

Staying tuned for Berlene's next post.

Thread owner: please pop Berlene some points, just for being our communities security hawk.

SEP

Re: OpenSSH bug

Duncan Ball — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 01:01:33 GMT

Hi all,

FYI, version 3.7 of openssh has just been released. Berlene, will HP be generating a depot based on this release?

Duncan Ball

Re: OpenSSH bug

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:18:59 GMT

HP takes its time to do ports of openssh. That is good for quality control.

Since 3.6 just came out, I think it highly unlikely that 3.7 is going to come out quickly.

Thanks to the author for the points. Much appreciated.

SEP

Re: OpenSSH bug

Berlene Herren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:02:43 GMT

Duncan, all I can say is that HP is investigating this issue and will release a security bulletin concerning it if found that our porting of Openssh is vulnerable.

Thanks and stay tuned! I'll get it out hot off of the press... whoever is subscribed to the security bulletins will get it about the same time :-)

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Re: OpenSSH bug

jmb — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:56:30 GMT

This is now Friday morning. Someone in the field at HP had indicated to me there would be a patch for this posted by now. Perhaps that info was not correct? I just received the HP-UX security bulletins digest from yesterday, but there is no mention of anything for ssh (or sendmail) in it. Should I be expecting a patch in weeks, rather than days?

Re: OpenSSH bug

jmb — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:56:51 GMT

Re: OpenSSH bug

John Morris — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:49:56 GMT

All we can say is that the issue is being worked with the highest priority. When a solution is available a security bulletin will be released.

Yours truly,
John Morris
HP SOFTWARE SECURITY RESPONSE TEAM (SSRT)