Any long password will do: SSH flaw lets hackers into Alpine systems, routers and more
Ernestas Naprys reports: A massive decade-old flaw affects Alpine and other distributions that run OpenSSH on the musl library. Containers, routers, IoT devices, and other applications are critically vulnerable. Emergency updates are available. Any long password, between 257 and 1024 characters, unlocks thousands of Linux systems via SSH (Secure Shell), the industry standard for remote...
- Vendor
- OpenSSH
- Product
- OpenSSH
- Fix
- available
- Exposure class
- Remote access
Why it ranks 34 (Notable)
- Exposed product class: remote access
- Fix available
- Reporting
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- DataBreaches.net (databreaches.net)