CVE-2006-5794

N/A Unknown
Published: November 08, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the sshd Privilege Separation Monitor in OpenSSH before 4.5 causes weaker verification that authentication has been successful, which might allow attackers to bypass authentication. NOTE: as of 20061108, it is believed that this issue is only exploitable by leveraging vulnerabilities in the unprivileged process, which are not known to exist.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22771
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22773
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22778
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22814
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22872
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24055
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openssh.org/txt/release-4.5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20956
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-766
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0738.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22771
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22778
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23513
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-048.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssh.org/txt/release-4.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451100/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd