CVE-2005-2798

Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 4.2, when GSSAPIDelegateCredentials is enabled, allows GSSAPI credentials to be delegated to clients who log in using non-GSSAPI methods, which could cause those credentials to be exposed to untrusted users or hosts.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.70% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-527.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24064	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.53/SCOSA-2005.53.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18507	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421411/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19141	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18406	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14729	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9717	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/18717	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17077	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0144	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1566	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1345	vdb entry signature
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-016.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/17245	third party 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
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:172	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-033.htm
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014845	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/209-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16686	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2798?: CVE-2005-2798 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2798?: To fix CVE-2005-2798, 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-2005-2798 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2798 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.