5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-5052
OpenSSH GSSAPI Username Validation Information Disclosure
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in portable OpenSSH before 4.4, when running on some platforms, allows remote attackers to determine the validity of usernames via unknown vectors involving a GSSAPI "authentication abort."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2006, 11:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2018, 9:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5052 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openbsd openssh
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5052.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2
http://openssh.org/txt/release-4.4
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0697.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22158 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22173 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22495
http://secunia.com/advisories/22823
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
http://secunia.com/advisories/27588
http://secunia.com/advisories/28320
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-06.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016939 Patch
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.592566 Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-527.htm
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_62_openssh.html
http://www.osvdb.org/29266
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0540.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0703.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447861/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20245 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29255
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-681
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10178

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5052 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5052 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/447861/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447861/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10178 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10178 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29255 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29255 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=115939141729160&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5052 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5052 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.25 }} 0.18%

score

0.88366

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability