High severity · published Sep 27, 2006
CVE-2006-5051
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…
8.1
CVSS
45.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)45.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.1 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.3.9; 10.4 through 10.4.8 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
before 10.3.9; 10.4 through 10.4.8 · source: NVD
OP
Openssh · Openbsd
through 4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5051
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5051
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2006-October/004051.html
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2
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