CVE-2005-2798 describes a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 4.2, specifically when GSSAPIDelegateCredentials is enabled. This flaw allows GSSAPI credentials to be improperly delegated to clients using non-GSSAPI login methods, potentially exposing these credentials to unauthorized users or hosts. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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