Qualys vulnerability SSH server public key too small
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- SSH
- Vulnerabilities
- Qualys Scanner
Issue
Title: SSH Server Public Key Too Small
QID: 38738
THREAT:
The SSH protocol (Secure Shell) is a method for secure remote login from one computer to another.
The SSH Server is using a small Public Key.
Best practices require that RSA digital signatures be 2048 or more bits long to provide adequate security.
Key lengths of 1024 are acceptable through 2013, but since 2011 they are considered deprecated.
For more information, please refer to NIST Special Publication 800-131A
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-131Ar1.pdf
Only server keys that are not part of a certificate are reported in this QID. OpenSSH certificates using short keys are reported in QID 38733. X.509
Scan Results page 8 certificates using short keys are reported in QID 38171.
IMPACT:
A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit this vulnerability to record the communication to decrypt the session key and even the messages
SOLUTION:
DSA keys and RSA keys shorter than 2048 bits are considered vulnerable. It is recommended to install a RSA public key length of at least 2048 bits
or greater, or to switch to ECDSA or EdDSA
COMPLIANCE:
Not Applicable
EXPLOITABILITY:
There is no exploitability information for this vulnerability.
ASSOCIATED MALWARE:
There is no malware information for this vulnerability.
RESULTS:
Algorithm Length ssh-dss 1024 bits