OpenSSH on FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4, when used with OpenPAM,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0805
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:09.openssh.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/23797
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015706
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/520
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16892
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25116
- http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=839
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