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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-5051: OpenSSH: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-5051: OpenSSH: Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/27/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-openssh

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