Input validation error in OpenSSH - CVE-2011-5000

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Input validation error in OpenSSH - CVE-2011-5000

Published: April 5, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44158
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5000
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenSSH
Affected software:
OpenSSH

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-5000

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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