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Hooper · 09-17-2002, 08:18 AM

ssh is perfectly secure. the exploit has been patched, but the exploit is largely misunderstood as well.

yes, it's a buffer overflow attack.. but it is one that requires the attacker to *already* be logged into an ssh client..

so they would have to already have a working user/pass in order to use the exploit.

it is largely a problem on shared systems because the attacker can get root priveleges which he/she should not have.

09-17-2002, 08:18 AM
Hooper Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A Free America Posts: 2,210	ssh is perfectly secure. the exploit has been patched, but the exploit is largely misunderstood as well. yes, it's a buffer overflow attack.. but it is one that requires the attacker to already be logged into an ssh client.. so they would have to already have a working user/pass in order to use the exploit. it is largely a problem on shared systems because the attacker can get root priveleges which he/she should not have. __________________ <a href="http://www.adultplatinum.com/"><img src="http://www.adult.com/wmbanners/10dcash-468x60.gif"></a>