CVE-2006-0353 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can leak seed file descriptors to obtain sensitive key information or cause denial of service by truncating the seed file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0353?
CVE-2006-0353 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
unix_random.c in lshd for lsh 2.0.1 leaks file descriptors related to the randomness generator, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by truncating the seed file, which prevents the server from starting, or obtain sensitive seed information that could be used to crack keys.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Lsh.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0353?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-0353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0353, DSA-956-1, GHSA-38h3-wj4x-mm5c.