CVE-2005-2797

Description

OpenSSH 4.0, and other versions before 4.2, does not properly handle dynamic port forwarding ("-D" option) when a listen address is not provided, which may cause OpenSSH to enable the GatewayPorts functionality.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.70% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory mindrot.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.53/SCOSA-2005.53.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19243	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605977304049&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19142	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.11/SCOSA-2006.11.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18661	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18010	third party advisory
http://www.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2005-September/000083.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-033.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14727	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014845	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16686	third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2797?: CVE-2005-2797 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2797?: To fix CVE-2005-2797, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2797 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2797 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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