CVE-2006-1206
Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a large number of connection attempts…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a large number of connection attempts that exceeds the MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS defined value of 30.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.67% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- dropbear ssh project/dropbear ssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075VDB Entry
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.