CVE-2006-5229

Description

OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via timing discrepancies in which responses take longer for valid usernames than invalid ones, as demonstrated by sshtime. NOTE: as of 20061014, it appears that this issue is dependent on the use of manually-set passwords that causes delays when processing /etc/shadow due to an increased number of rounds.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 41.35% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25979 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448702/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448025/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448156/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2545 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20418 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448108/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/32721 vdb entry
http://www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5229?
CVE-2006-5229 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5229?
To fix CVE-2006-5229, 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-2006-5229 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5229 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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