CVE-2006-1206

Description

Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a large number of connection attempts that exceeds the MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS defined value of 30.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.78% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024	patch third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742	third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1206?: CVE-2006-1206 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1206?: To fix CVE-2006-1206, 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-2006-1206 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1206 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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