A certain Debian patch for OpenSSH before 4.3p2-9etch3 on etch;...
Vulnerability Description
A certain Debian patch for OpenSSH before 4.3p2-9etch3 on etch; before 4.6p1-1 on sid and lenny; and on other distributions such as SUSE uses functions that are not async-signal-safe in the signal handler for login timeouts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via multiple login attempts. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2006-5051.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-649-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020891
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1638
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32080
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498678
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32181
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/3
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