CVE-2006-4924 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 4.4, specifically when using the SSH version 1 protocol. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending SSH packets with duplicate blocks, leading to high CPU consumption due to improper handling by the CRC compensation attack detector. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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