CVE-2006-5051

UNKNOWN

Published 2006-09-27T23:00:00

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Description

Signal handler race condition in OpenSSH before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code if GSSAPI authentication is enabled, via unspecified vectors that lead to a double-free.

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-mq5h-r3rg-j9hg

Advisory Details

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CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5051

WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29254

WEB https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11387

WEB http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214

WEB http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html

WEB http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-October/004051.html

WEB http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2

WEB http://openssh.org/txt/release-4.4

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22158

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22173

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22183

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22196

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22208

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22236

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22245

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22270

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22352

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22362

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22487

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22495

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22823

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/22926

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/23680

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/24479

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/24799

WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/24805

WEB http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06%3A22.openssh.asc

WEB http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-06.xml

WEB http://securitytracker.com/id?1016940

WEB http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.592566

WEB http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=681763

WEB http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-216.htm

WEB http://www-unix.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2007/04/msg00000.html

WEB http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/36AK-2006-07-FR-1.0_FAST360_OPENSSH.pdf

WEB http://www.arkoon.fr/upload/alertes/43AK-2006-09-FR-1.0_SSL360_OPENSSH.pdf

WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1189

WEB http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1212

WEB http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/851340

WEB http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:179

WEB http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_62_openssh.html

WEB http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ssh

WEB http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.022-openssh.html

WEB http://www.osvdb.org/29264

WEB http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0697.html

WEB http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0698.html

WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20241

WEB http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-355-1

WEB http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html

WEB http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html

WEB http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html

WEB http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4018

WEB http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4329

WEB http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930

WEB http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1332

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 3, 2022, Modified: May 3, 2022

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