SB2012040502 - Input validation error in OpenSSH
Published: April 5, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012040502
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5000)
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value in a certain length field.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.