VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2797

OpenSSH 4.0, and other versions before 4.2, does not properly handle dynamic port forwarding ("-D" option) when a listen address is not provided, which may cause OpenSSH to enable the GatewayPorts functionality.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: openbsd/openssh
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.