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Re: [Full-Disclosure] openssh remote exploit



To quote the FreeBSD draft advisory taken from freebsd-security:
III. Impact

A remote attacker can cause OpenSSH to crash.  The bug is not believed
to be exploitable for code execution on FreeBSD.
--- excerpt ---

So it depends on your definition of remote hole. This doesn't appear 
to have potential for anything other than DoS.

On 17 Sep 2003 at 6:43, Darren Reed wrote:

> In some mail from Edward W. Ray, sie said:
> > 
> > Either your just an ass or an Theo hater or both.
> > 
> > Either way, your comments are without merit.  If one looks at the record of
> > OpenBSD and OpenSSH it is certainly way better than the other software out
> > there.
> 
> Really ?  I think you'll find that there are quite a number of people,
> aside from myself, who think that the "1 exploit in X years" is on one
> end of it as misleading and the other end, a lie, excluding this current
> openssh problem.
> 
> But that statement is as much market fodder as much anything else.
> 
> As for the "way better", I'll take your comment as a completely
> subjective comment as the way in which you measure software
> quality may not be the same as the way I (or others) measure it.
> 
> I could go on and cite examples but I don't think that's necessary.
> 
> Some people, like you, believe openbsd/openssh is the best software
> that exists today.  Others don't and I'm sure there are examples and
> counter examples to prove either side.  My only advice is try not to
> take criticism of it personally.
> 
> Darren
> 
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