CVE-2006-0883 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSH on FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4 when integrated with OpenPAM. Attackers can exploit this by repeatedly connecting to the SSH server, waiting for the password prompt, and then disconnecting, causing the server to refuse new client connections. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.8.1p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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