CVE-2006-1206 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can exhaust connection slots in Dropbear SSH server, causing denial of service for legitimate users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1206?
CVE-2006-1206 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a large number of connection attempts that exceeds the MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS defined value of 30.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1206?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-1206 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1206 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1206, GHSA-6979-j27r-h7g9.