CVE-2006-5051
HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxMac OS X Server
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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 46%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.3.910.4 ≤ v ≤ 10.4.8
Affected range stops below 10.3.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.3.910.4 ≤ v ≤ 10.4.8
Affected range stops below 10.3.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (58)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:22.openssh.ascVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.ascx_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22158CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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