Original description
The ssh_gssapi_parse_ename function in gss-serv.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, when gssapi-with-mic authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value in a certain length field. NOTE: there may be limited scenarios in which this issue is relevant.
Affected software
- OpenSSH = 4.3= 4.8= 3.0.2= 4.3p1= 1.2= 5.7 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2012-04-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P- CWE
- CWE-189
References
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