Unscored severity · published Mar 7, 2006
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…
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CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
5.3; 5.3; 5.3; 5.3; 5.4; 5.4; +2 more · source: NVD
OP
Openssh · Openbsd
3.8.1p1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0883
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0883
bugzilla.mindrot.org
http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=839
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/520
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015706
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/23797
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16892
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