CVE-2006-5229
OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to...
- Published
- Oct 10, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 13, 2007
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via timing discrepancies in which responses take longer for valid usernames than invalid ones, as demonstrated by sshtime. NOTE: as of 20061014, it appears that this issue is dependent on the use of manually-set passwords that causes delays when processing /etc/shadow due to an increased number of rounds.
Sources
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