CVE-2006-0883
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh · freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- secteam@freebsd.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:09.openssh.asc
- http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=839
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/520
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015706Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/23797
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16892Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0805Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25116
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:09.openssh.asc
- http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=839
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/520
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015706Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/23797
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16892Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0805Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25116
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.