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[Bug 1019] Exact version should not be disclosed to hinder attacks
http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1019

Summary: Exact version should not be disclosed to hinder attacks
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Version: 4.0p1
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: minor
Priority: P2
Component: sshd
AssignedTo: openssh-bugs@mindrot.org
ReportedBy: jeanmarc.gillet@axa-tech.com


At first connection to port 22, the server sends his ID string with the version
number. I think that this should be configurable (a fake version number e.g.) in
order to hinder attacks based on known vulnerabilities. Someone could gain a bit
of time in order to replace its old unsecure version of the ssh server with a
new one.



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dtucker@zip.com.au changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEW |RESOLVED
Resolution| |DUPLICATE




------- Additional Comments From dtucker@zip.com.au 2005-04-20 18:56 -------
This has been done to death several times before, please see bug #764.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 764 ***



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