CVE-2004-2069
EPSS 4.9%
Description
sshd.c in OpenSSH 3.6.1p2 and 3.7.1p2 and possibly other versions, when using privilege separation, does not properly signal the non-privileged process when a session has been terminated after exceeding the LoginGraceTime setting, which leaves the connection open and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection consumption).
How to fix CVE-2004-2069
To remediate CVE-2004-2069, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssh—upgrade to 1:3.8p1 or later
Is CVE-2004-2069 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:3.8p1