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CVE-2006-0883

MEDIUMEPSS 77th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

OpenSSH on FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4, when used with OpenPAM, does not properly handle when a forked child process terminates during PAM authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client connection refusal) by connecting multiple times to the SSH server, waiting for the password prompt, then disconnecting.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensshDebian
Fixed in:1:3.8.1p1-4CVE-2006-0883
Fixed in:1:3.8.1p1-4CVE-2006-0883
Fixed in:1:3.8.1p1-4CVE-2006-0883
Fixed in:1:3.8.1p1-4CVE-2006-0883

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

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