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OpenSSH GSSAPI Signal Handler Double Free Memory Corruption

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OpenSSH GSSAPI Signal Handler Double Free Memory Corruption

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/25/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/07/2007
Modified
05/27/2016

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)

  • openbsd-openssh-upgrade-4_4

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