[Info-vax] Is HP's TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS vulnerable?

Michael T. Davis DAVISM at ecr6.ohio-state.edu
Mon Aug 15 19:55:39 EDT 2011


In article <4e49736d$0$20589$6d5eeec5 at onsnet.xlned.com>, Jose Baars
<peutbaars at googlemail.com> writes:

>Op 8/15/2011 6:32 PM, Michael T. Davis schreef:
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>As the SSH server runs under user TCPIP$SSH, which has no privileges, it
>is not likely that this particular defect would result in a privilege
>elevation.
>[...]

	FYI, the SSH server image, SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$SSH_SSHD2.EXE, is installed
with...

         CMKRNL SYSNAM IMPERSONATE LOG_IO WORLD SYSPRV READALL SECURITY

...so just because the TCPIP$SSH user account has no privileges...  Well, I
hope you get the idea, and I appreciate your other comments.

Regards,
Mike



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